The Rise of Catherine the Great

Feb 9, 1934

1h 35m

★ 5.6

The more he hated her, the more she loved him...this girl of MANY loves who rose to rule a hundred million souls but could not govern her own heart.

Overview

The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

London Films Productions

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Cast

Grand Duke Peter

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Catherine

Elisabeth Bergner

Empress Elisabeth

Flora Robson

Lecocq

Gerald du Maurier

Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

Irene Vanbrugh

Katushienka

Joan Gardner

Countess Olga

Dorothy Hale

Countess Vorontzova

Diana Napier

Grigory Orlov

Griffith Jones

Bestujhev

Gibb McLaughlin

Ogarev

Clifford Heatherley

Goudovitch

Laurence Hanray

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