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Trailer
Hermitage Revealed
8.0
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1h 23m
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2014
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Released
Overview
To celebrate its 250th anniversary, this documentary tells the story of one of the world’s greatest museums, from its foundation by Catherine the Great, though to its status today as a breathtakingly beautiful complex which includes the Winter Palace. Showcasing a vast collection of the world’s greatest artworks together with contemporary art galleries and exhibitions, it holds over 3 million treasures and world class masterpieces in stunning architectural settings. This is its journey from Imperial Palace to State Museum, encompassing a sometimes troubled past, surviving both the Revolution in 1916 and the siege of Leningrad by the Nazis in 1941-44.

Cast
Tom Conti poster
Tom Conti
Pliny the Elder (voice)
Margy Kinmonth poster
Margy Kinmonth
Pliny the Elder (voice)
Thierry Morel poster
Thierry Morel
Himself

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