17 December 2006 History, Factual 90 mins
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.
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Alla Oding as Catherine the Great
Nicholas Schatzki as Narrator
Irina Malinovskaya as Young Catherine
Stepan Abramov as Tsar Peter III
Pavel Ryabenkov as Emelian Pugachev
Viktor Gonchar Director of Photography
Doug Shultz Producer
Gary Pozner Music
Don Campbell Producer
Peter Schnall Executive Producer
Empress of Ambition Trailer
United States 17 December 2006
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