The Scarlet Empress (1934)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Marlene Dietrich
Princess Sophia Frederica
John Lodge
Count Alexei
Sam Jaffe
Grand Duke Peter
Louise Dresser
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
C. Aubrey Smith
Prince August
Gavin Gordon
Capt. Gregori Orloff
Eleanor McGeary
Writer
Olive Tell
Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Ruthelma Stevens
Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Davison Clark
Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky
Maria Riva
Sophia as a Child
Jane Darwell
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Edward Van Sloan
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Akim Tamiroff
Bit Part (uncredited)
Manuel Komroff
Writer
Bert Glennon
Cinematographer
Sam Winston
Editor
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Harry D. Mills
Sound
Emanuel Cohen
Executive Producer
Elinor Fair
Eunice Murdock Moore
Patricia Patrick
Belle Stoddard
Kent Taylor
Jameson Thomas
Bruce Warren
Leo White
Dina Smirnova
Minnie Steele
Harry Woods
Eric Alden
Marie Wells
Julanne Johnston
Agnes Steele
Warner Richmond
Blanche Rose
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 9, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Budget$900,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Scarlet Empress is a 1934 American historical drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge about the life of Catherine the Great. It was directed and produced by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Eleanor McGeary, loosely based on the diary of Catherine arranged by Manuel Komroff.
Even though substantial historical liberties are taken, the film is viewed positively by modern critics. The Scarlet Empress is particularly notable for its attentive lighting and the expressionist art design that von Sternberg created for the Russian palace.
The film stars Dietrich as Catherine, supported by Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, and C. Aubrey Smith. Dietrich's daughter Maria Riva plays Catherine as a child.
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