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When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 53GoodWatch 56
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10099Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1968
November 29, 1968
58 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
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AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more21 people
- Peter O'TooleCapt. Charles Edstaston
- Zero MostelPotemkin
- Jeanne MoreauCatherine
- Jack HawkinsThe British Ambassador
- Akim TamiroffSergeant
- Marie LohrDowager Lady Gorse
- Marie KeanPrincess Dashkoff
- Kenneth GriffithNaryshkin
Angela ScoularClaire
Kate O'MaraVarinka- LSLea SeidlGrand Duchess
Oliver MacGreevyGeneral Pskov- NFNorma FosterMongol
- JMJames MellorColonel Pugachov
Claire GordonElizabeth Vokonska- DMDeclan MulhollandCount Tokhtamysh
- JKJanet KellyAnna Schuvalova
Henry WoolfEgrebyomka- CLCatherine LancasterSophia
- ARAlfred RavelGlazier
Gordon RollingsGlazier
Directing · 2
- Gordon Flemyng Director
- Phyllis Crocker Continuity
Writing · 2
- Hugh Leonard Writer
- George Bernard Shaw Theatre Play
Production · 2
- Jules Buck Producer
- Maude Spector Casting
Camera · 2
- Oswald Morris Director of Photography
- Laurie Ridley Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Anne V. Coates Editor
Sound · 1
- Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- John Bryan Production Design
- William Hutchinson Art Direction
- Pamela Cornell Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Margaret Furse Costume Design
- A.G. Scott Hair Department Head
- Bill Lodge Makeup Supervisor
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