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The Scarlet Empress( 1934)

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Overview

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. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Marlene Dietrich

      Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

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      John Lodge

      Count Alexei

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      Sam Jaffe

      Grand Duke Peter

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      Louise Dresser

      Empress Elizabeth Petrovna

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      C. Aubrey Smith

      Prince August

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      Gavin Gordon

      Capt. Gregori Orloff

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      Olive Tell

      Princess Johanna Elizabeth

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      Ruthelma Stevens

      Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

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      Davison Clark

      Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope

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      Erville Alderson

      Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

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      Maria Riva

      Sophia as a Child

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      Jane Darwell

      Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

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      Edward Van Sloan

      Herr Wagner (uncredited)

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      Akim Tamiroff

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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      Marie Wells

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      Eric Alden

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      Elinor Fair

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      Julanne Johnston

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      Agnes Steele

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      Philip Sleeman

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      Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

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      Gerald Fielding

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      Richard Alexander

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      Nadine Beresford

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      Hal Boyer

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      James Burke

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      John Davidson

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      George Davis

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      Anna Duncan

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      May Foster

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      Ivan Linow

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      James A. Marcus

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      Eunice Murdock Moore

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      Patricia Patrick

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      Warner Richmond

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      Blanche Rose

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      Katherine Sabichi

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      Sam Savitsky

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      Dina Smirnova

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      Minnie Steele

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      Belle Stoddard

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      Kent Taylor

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      Jameson Thomas

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      Bruce Warren

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      Leo White

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      Harry Woods

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    If anyone was to have actually filmed aspects of the life of the Princess at the time, then they could hardly have come up with anything more authentic than this fabulous Von Sternberg dramatisation of the rise, and rise of Catherine the Great. Marlene Dietrich is superb as the schemed against who becomes the scheming Grand Duchess married off to the imbecilic nephew (played by a superb Sam Jaffe) of the Empress Elizabeth (an imperious Louise Dresser). Through her series of lovers and strategic alliances, she deposes her idiot husband and accedes to the throne. The (lingering) intimacy of the f...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    900000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • royal family
    • biography
    • empress
    • royalty
    • pre-code
    • 18th century
    • catherine the great