DVD
The Great. Season one / a Civic Center Media & MRC Television production ; created by Tony McNamara ; executive producer, Tony McNamara ; executive producer, Marian Macgowan ; executive producer, Mark Winemaker ; executive producer, Elle Fanning ; executive producers, Brittany Kahan Ward, Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding ; executive producers, Josh Kesselman, Ron West ; executive producer, Matt Shakman ; produced by Nick O'Hagan ; produced by Dean O'Toole ; Thruline Entertainment, Echo Lake Entertainment ; Lewellen Pictures, Macgowan Films ; Piggy Ate Roast Beef Productions ; Paramount Television Studios [presents].
A satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.
Record details
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 9 hr. 39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount, 2020
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program on Hulu in 2020. Based on the play written by Tony McNamara. Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio). "Technicolor." Disc 4 special features: Bold and brash: inside The Great; Palatial panache: the style of The Great; gag reel. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. The Great ; A fake beard ; And you Sire, are no Peter the Great -- Disc 2. Moscow mule ; War and vomit ; Parachute -- Disc 3. A pox on hope ; Meatballs at the dacha ; Love hurts -- Disc 4. The beaver's nose. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music by Nathan Barr. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Sacha Dhawan, Charity Wakefield, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, Belinda Bromilow, Bayo Gbadamosi, Sebastian de Souza. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital. |
| Language Note: | English dialogue; optional English subtitles; English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of haring). |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Public Library | DVD GRE (Text) | 75011000343787 | DVD Upstairs | Available | - |
Summary:
A satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.
