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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
Akim Tamiroff
Bit Part (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich
Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
George Davis
Jane Darwell
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Sam Jaffe
Grand Duke Peter
Kent Taylor
Gavin Gordon
Capt. Gregori Orloff
Erville Alderson
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Richard Alexander
C. Aubrey Smith
Prince August
Leo White
Jameson Thomas
James Burke
John Davidson
Louise Dresser
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
Harry Woods
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Ivan Linow
Edward Van Sloan
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope
Warner Richmond
James A. Marcus
Olive Tell
Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Philip Sleeman
Eric Alden
Maria Riva
Sophia as a Child
Elinor Fair
Ruthelma Stevens
Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
John Lodge
Count Alexei
Marie Wells
Blanche Rose
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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