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