title: Catherine of Russia (film)
text: # Catherine of Russia (film)
  
  Catherine of Russia (Italian: Caterina di Russia is a 1963 biographical drama film directed by Umberto Lenzi, and starring Hildegard Knef.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Hildegard Knef as Catherine the Great
  * Sergio Fantoni as Orlov
  * Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Count Poniatowski
  * Raoul Grassilli as Czar Peter III
  * Angela Cavo as Anna
  * Ennio Balbo as Count Panin
  * Enzo Fiermonte as General Munic
  * Tina Lattanzi as Czarina Elizabeth
  * Tullio Altamura as Latouche
  
  ## Release
  
  Catherine of Russia was released in Italy on 12 January 1963.
  
  