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The Scarlet Empress
1934, May 09
1h 44m
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.
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Written by
Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary
Eric Alden
Marlene Dietrich
Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
Leo White
Olive Tell
Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Akim Tamiroff
Bit Part (uncredited)
Sam Jaffe
Grand Duke Peter
George Davis
John Lodge
Count Alexei
Ruthelma Stevens
Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Jane Darwell
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
James Burke
Jameson Thomas
Gavin Gordon
Capt. Gregori Orloff
Kent Taylor
Maria Riva
Sophia as a Child
Marie Wells
Warner Richmond
C. Aubrey Smith
Prince August
Edward Van Sloan
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Louise Dresser
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
Harry Woods
Davison Clark
Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope
Ivan Linow
Elinor Fair
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
John Davidson
Erville Alderson
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
James A. Marcus
Blanche Rose
Philip Sleeman
Julanne Johnston
Agnes Steele
Gerald Fielding
Nadine Beresford
Hal Boyer
Anna Duncan
May Foster
Eunice Murdock Moore
Patricia Patrick
Katherine Sabichi
Sam Savitsky
Dina Smirnova
Minnie Steele
Belle Stoddard
Bruce Warren
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