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KATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA

by Michael Redwood

synopsis

Katherine of Alexandria, brought up as a nomad and living in the desert, was just a young girl when Emperor Maxentius saw her whilst out on patrol. Consumed by her beauty, impudence and uncanny talent for languages, he abducted the child, killing her family. The slaughter was witnessed by her young friend, Constantine, who would later grow up to become Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. He never lost hope of finding Katherine. As a young woman, Katherine refused to submit to Maxentius’ offers of marriage and she continually denounced his brutal enforcement of pagan religion upon the masses. Still obsessed with her beauty, Maxentius brought Katherine before 50 of Rome’s finest scholars in an open court in Alexandria, where she eloquently demolished their arguments. When Constantine learned of Katherine’s whereabouts and imprisonment at the hands of Maxentius, he led his army from York in a desperate bid to save her.

international title: Katherine of Alexandria
original title: Katherine of Alexandria
country: United Kingdom
sales agent: VMI Worldwide [US]
year: 2014
genre: fiction
directed by: Michael Redwood
film run: 110'
release date: AU 18/08/2014, DE 18/08/2014, UK 6/08/2015
cast: Peter O'Toole, Joss Ackland, Steven Berkoff, Edward Fox
cinematography by: Ralph Messer, Peter Taylor
film editing: Helen Ellene Michael
music: John Koutselinis
producer: Michael Redwood
production: Katherine of Alexandria (GB)
distributor: Kaleidoscope Film Distribution

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