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