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