The Scarlet Empress

May 9, 1934

1h 44m

★ 6.9

The Reigning Beauty of the Screen!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

Marlene Dietrich

Count Alexei

John Lodge

Grand Duke Peter

Sam Jaffe

Empress Elizabeth Petrovna

Louise Dresser

Prince August

C. Aubrey Smith

Capt. Gregori Orloff

Gavin Gordon

Princess Johanna Elizabeth

Olive Tell

Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

Ruthelma Stevens

Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope

Davison Clark

Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Erville Alderson

Sophia as a Child

Maria Riva

Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

Jane Darwell

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