Empress of Ambition: Catherine the Great
2006•NR•1h 30m•Released
DocumentaryHistory
National Geographic: Icons of Power - Empress of Ambition documents the life and reign of Russia's Catherine the Great, widely considered one of the most controversial rulers in the history of the world.
Languages
English
Studio
National Geographic
Cast
Alla Oding
Catherine the Great
Nicholas Schatzki
Narrator
Irina Malinovskaya
Young Catherine
Stepan Abramov
Tsar Peter III
Pavel Ryabenkov
Emelian Pugachev
Production
Company
National Geographic
Producer
Doug Shultz
Producer
Don Campbell
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