The Scarlet Empress
Zarewna, A Imperatriz Galante, A Imperatriz Vermelha, Die scharlachrote Kaiserin, Den røde kejserinde, Capricho imperial, Intohimojen keisarinna, Scarlet Empress, L'impératrice rouge, I tragiki Tsarina, A vörös cárnő, L'imperatrice Caterina, Den røde keiserinne, Imperatorowa, A Imperatriz Vermelha, Catherine the Great
Original title: The Scarlet Empress
Original language: enIMDB: tt0025746
TMDB: 31527
Release date: Wednesday, 9th May 1934
Adult: No
Duration: 1h 44min
Popularity: 9.541
Rate: 6.951 / 123 votes
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.
Popularity: 9.541
Rate: 6.951 / 123 votes
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.
Directors
Josef von Sternberg
(Director)
(Director)Writers
Manuel Komroff
(Writer)
(Writer)Eleanor McGeary (Writer)
(Writer)Cast
Marlene Dietrich
(Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II)
(Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II)John Lodge
(Count Alexei)
(Count Alexei)Sam Jaffe
(Grand Duke Peter)
(Grand Duke Peter)Louise Dresser
(Empress Elizabeth Petrovna)
(Empress Elizabeth Petrovna)C. Aubrey Smith
(Prince August)
(Prince August)Gavin Gordon
(Capt. Gregori Orloff)
(Capt. Gregori Orloff)Olive Tell
(Princess Johanna Elizabeth)
(Princess Johanna Elizabeth)Ruthelma Stevens
(Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie')
(Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie')Davison Clark
(Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope)
(Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope)Erville Alderson
(Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef)
(Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef)Maria Riva
(Sophia as a Child)
(Sophia as a Child)Jane Darwell
(Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited))
(Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited))Edward Van Sloan
(Herr Wagner (uncredited))
(Herr Wagner (uncredited))Akim Tamiroff
(Bit Part (uncredited))
(Bit Part (uncredited))
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