The Scarlet Empress (1934)
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1934 · NR · 1h 44m · Drama, History, Romance
Genres: Drama, History, Romance
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne.
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writers: Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary
Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Editor: Josef von Sternberg, Sam Winston
Rated 6.9/10 by 143 viewers
Cast
Marlene Dietrich as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine IIJohn Lodge as Count AlexeiSam Jaffe as Grand Duke PeterLouise Dresser as Empress Elizabeth PetrovnaC. Aubrey Smith as Prince AugustGavin Gordon as Capt. Gregori OrloffOlive Tell as Princess Johanna ElizabethRuthelma Stevens as Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'Davison Clark as Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-EpiscopeErville Alderson as Chancelor Alexei BestuchefMaria Riva as Sophia as a ChildJane Darwell as Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)More like this
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