The Scarlet Empress
The Reigning Beauty of the Screen!
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith
Writer: Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary
Release Date:
May 9, 1934
May 9, 1934
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
6.9 / 10
Director:
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg
Companies:
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Overview
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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