The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

Drama Romance

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.

Updated May 12 2020

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1934-01-01

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russia biography princess coup d'Ã©tat catherine the great

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Runtime: 95 mins Rating: 6.4 Tag Line: 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.

Cast

Flora Robson

Empress Elisabeth

Elisabeth Bergner

Catherine

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Grand Duke Peter

Gibb McLaughlin

Bestujhev

Griffith Jones

Grigory Orlov

Joan Gardner

Katushienka

Irene Vanbrugh

Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

Diana Napier

Countess Vorontzova

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Crew

Alexander Korda

Director

Alexander Korda

Producer

Georges Périnal

Director of Photography

Vincent Korda

Costume Design

Vincent Korda

Art Direction

Arthur Wimperis

Writer

Marjorie Deans

Writer

Ludovico Toeplitz

Producer

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