Young Catherine (1991 TV Movie)
Reece Dinsdale: Grand Duke Peter
Quotes
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[describing a diorama he made as a gift for his fiancee]
Grand Duke Peter : This man is a deserter, and this man is a general. He's going to order this sergeant to give the man 100 lashes! I expect he'll die!
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Grand Duke Peter : I said no mourning!
Catherine : I am told that black becomes me. And I mourn. I mourn for a woman who once loved Russia, and I mourn for the Russia she loved.
Grand Duke Peter : To the royal family!
Catherine : Pray, tell the Grand Duke Peter, that the royal family consists of he, myself, and the Grand Duke Paul, our son. That is all.
Grand Duke Peter : You are a fool!
Catherine : Every court has its clown, don't you think?
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Grand Duke Peter : Its nice to have a friend. I don't have many friends to play with. Do you like playing hide-n-seek?
Catherine : [giggles] Well, I used to when I was...
Grand Duke Peter : Good! Then you'll know the rules.
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Grand Duke Peter : I hate this country. Hate it! But, if I'm going to rule this place, it shall feel the lash of my whip. By God, I swear it will. And you, my little wife to be, so shall you.
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Grand Duke Peter : She's nothing but a - breeding sow!
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Grand Duke Peter : Why should we be locked away like rabbits in a hutch?
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Grand Duke Peter : Can you take disciple?
Catherine : If - - if it is necessary.
Grand Duke Peter : Every soldier must, if I order it.
[removes the military jacket Catherine's wearing, unsheathes his sword, uses it to spank Catherine's behind, she says nothing]
Grand Duke Peter : Good.
[he spanks her again]
Grand Duke Peter : Good!
[feels Catherine's buttock]
Grand Duke Peter : And warm.
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Grand Duke Peter : Why do you limp?
Elizabeth Vorontsova : I broke my leg, mounting a guardsman.
Grand Duke Peter : [laughs] You're lying.
Elizabeth Vorontsova : Of course, I am. But, it makes a better story than a childhood disease.
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Grand Duke Peter : I've killed five men.
Elizabeth Vorontsova : So have I. I rode them to death.
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Grand Duke Peter : Do you like soldiers?
Elizabeth Vorontsova : I can't get enough of them. Especially, Guardsmen.
[cracks a whip]
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Grand Duke Peter : [slaps Catherine who has interrupted him and Elizabeth] I'll do what I like in my own bed. You do! Do you think I don't know? You've been bedding half the Imperial Guard!
Elizabeth Vorontsova : I doubt if she could handle just one.
Grand Duke Peter : When my Aunt dies, I'll be Emperor and I'll do what I like to this country and to you! Now think of that!