The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

Release date : May 9, 1934
Runtime : 1h 44m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Josef von Sternberg /
Production companies : Paramount Pictures /
Budget : $900,000.00
May 9, 1934 1h 44m United States of America Drama English More
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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.
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Marlene Dietrich
Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
John Lodge
Count Alexei
Sam Jaffe
Grand Duke Peter
Louise Dresser
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
C. Aubrey Smith
Prince August
Gavin Gordon
Capt. Gregori Orloff
Olive Tell
Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Ruthelma Stevens
Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Davison Clark
Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope
Erville Alderson
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Maria Riva
Sophia as a Child
Jane Darwell
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Bit Part (uncredited)

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  • title:The Scarlet Empress
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1934
  • Runtime:1h 44m
  • Genres: Drama · History · Romance ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Josef von Sternberg /
  • Writers: Manuel Komroff · Eleanor McGeary ·
  • Production companies: Paramount Pictures ·
  • Budget:$900,000.00
  • 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.
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