The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great

1934
1h 35m
5.6

5.6/10

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Drama History

"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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
London Films Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

princess coup d'etat biography palace intrigue catherine the great

Quick Facts

Release Date February 9, 1934
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0024962

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Grand Duke Peter

Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner

Catherine

Flora Robson
Flora Robson

Empress Elisabeth

Gerald du Maurier
Gerald du Maurier

Lecocq

Irene Vanbrugh
Irene Vanbrugh

Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

Joan Gardner
Joan Gardner

Katushienka

Dorothy Hale
Dorothy Hale

Countess Olga

Diana Napier
Diana Napier

Countess Vorontzova

Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones

Grigory Orlov

Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin

Bestujhev

Clifford Heatherley
Clifford Heatherley

Ogarev

Laurence Hanray
Laurence Hanray

Goudovitch

Key Crew

Alexander Korda
Producer
Ludovico Toeplitz
Producer
Paul Czinner
Director
Marjorie Deans
Screenplay