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The Scarlet Empress

1934, drama, history, love

104 minutes

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...

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Cast

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

John Lodge

Count Alexei

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Grand Duke Peter

Louise Dresser

Louise Dresser

Empress Elizabeth Petrovna

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Prince August

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Capt. Gregori Orloff

Olive Tell

Olive Tell

Princess Johanna Elizabeth

Ruthelma Stevens

Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Maria Riva

Maria Riva

Sophia as a Child

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Herr Wagner (uncredited)

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Bit Part (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von Sternberg

Art direction

Hans Dreier

Art direction

Camera

Costume and make-up

Travis Banton

Travis Banton

Costume design

Directing

Editing

Sam Winston

Editor

Production

Emanuel Cohen

Executive producer

Sound

Writing

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Largescale poster for The Scarlet Empress

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