The Scarlet Empress

Directed by Josef von Sternberg
1934    1h 44m    Passed
History, Drama, Romance,
7.586%85%
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.
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Cast of The Scarlet Empress
  • Marlene DietrichPrincess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
  • John LodgeCount Alexei
  • Sam JaffeGrand Duke Peter
  • Louise DresserEmpress Elizabeth Petrovna
  • C. Aubrey SmithPrince August
  • Gavin GordonCapt. Gregori Orloff
  • Olive TellPrincess Johanna Elizabeth
  • Ruthelma StevensCountess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
  • Davison ClarkArchimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope
  • Erville AldersonChancelor Alexei Bestuchef
  • Maria RivaSophia as a Child
  • Jane DarwellMiss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
  • Edward Van SloanHerr Wagner (uncredited)
  • Akim TamiroffBit Part (uncredited)
  • Marie Wells
  • Eric Alden
  • Elinor Fair
  • Julanne Johnston
  • Agnes Steele
  • Philip Sleeman
  • Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
  • Gerald Fielding
  • Richard Alexander
  • Nadine Beresford
  • Hal Boyer
  • James Burke
  • John Davidson
  • George Davis
  • Anna Duncan
  • May Foster
  • Ivan Linow
  • James A. Marcus
  • Eunice Murdock Moore
  • Patricia Patrick
  • Warner Richmond
  • Blanche Rose
  • Katherine Sabichi
  • Sam Savitsky
  • Dina Smirnova
  • Minnie Steele
  • Belle Stoddard
  • Kent Taylor
  • Jameson Thomas
  • Bruce Warren
  • Leo White
  • Harry Woods
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