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