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