The Scarlet Empress
Josef von Sternberg1934-05-09
The Reigning Beauty of the Screen!
6.9
104 min
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.
Cast
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Marlene Dietrich | Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II | Unowned |
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John Lodge | Count Alexei | Unowned |
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Sam Jaffe | Grand Duke Peter | Unowned |
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Louise Dresser | Empress Elizabeth Petrovna | Unowned |
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C. Aubrey Smith | Prince August | Unowned |
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Gavin Gordon | Capt. Gregori Orloff | Unowned |
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Olive Tell | Princess Johanna Elizabeth | Unowned |
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Ruthelma Stevens | Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie' | Unowned |
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Davison Clark | Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope | Unowned |
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Erville Alderson | Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef | Unowned |
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Maria Riva | Sophia as a Child | Unowned |
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Jane Darwell | Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Van Sloan | Herr Wagner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Akim Tamiroff | Bit Part (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marie Wells | Unowned | |
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Eric Alden | Unowned | |
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Elinor Fair | Unowned | |
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Julanne Johnston | Unowned | |
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Agnes Steele | Unowned | |
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Philip Sleeman | Unowned | |
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | Unowned | |
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Gerald Fielding | Unowned | |
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Richard Alexander | Unowned | |
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Nadine Beresford | Unowned | |
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Hal Boyer | Unowned | |
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James Burke | Unowned | |
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John Davidson | Unowned | |
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George Davis | Unowned | |
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Anna Duncan | Unowned | |
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May Foster | Unowned | |
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Ivan Linow | Unowned | |
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James A. Marcus | Unowned | |
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Eunice Murdock Moore | Unowned | |
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Patricia Patrick | Unowned | |
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Warner Richmond | Unowned | |
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Blanche Rose | Unowned | |
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Katherine Sabichi | Unowned | |
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Sam Savitsky | Unowned | |
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Dina Smirnova | Unowned | |
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Minnie Steele | Unowned | |
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Belle Stoddard | Unowned | |
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Kent Taylor | Unowned | |
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Jameson Thomas | Unowned | |
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Bruce Warren | Unowned | |
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Leo White | Unowned | |
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Harry Woods | Unowned |