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