The Rise of Catherine the Great
movie
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.
Released February 09, 1934
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.
Cast
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as
Grand Duke Peter
Elisabeth Bergner
as
Catherine
Flora Robson
as
Empress Elisabeth
Gerald du Maurier
as
Lecocq
Irene Vanbrugh
as
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Joan Gardner
as
Katushienka
Dorothy Hale
as
Countess Olga
Diana Napier
as
Countess Vorontzova
Griffith Jones
as
Grigory Orlov
Gibb McLaughlin
as
Bestujhev
Clifford Heatherley
as
Ogarev
Laurence Hanray
as
Goudovitch
Crew
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Alexander Korda
as
Producer
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Ludovico Toeplitz
as
Producer
Georges Périnal
as
Director of Photography
Arthur Wimperis
as
Story
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Muir Mathieson
as
Music Director
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Marjorie Deans
as
Scenario Writer
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Geoffrey Boothby
as
Assistant Director
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Robert LaPresle
as
Camera Operator
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B.J. Simmons
as
Costume Design
Paul Czinner
as
Director
Lajos Biró
as
Story
Arthur Wimperis
as
Continuity