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