The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great

(1934)

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Synopsis

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.

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Rating

IMDB 6.3

Genres

Drama, History

Runtime

1h 35min

Age rating

U

Production country

United Kingdom

Director

Paul Czinner , Alexander Korda

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Grand Duke Peter
Elisabeth Bergner
Catherine
Flora Robson
Empress Elisabeth
Gerald du Maurier
Lecocq
Irene Vanbrugh
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Joan Gardner
Katushienka
Dorothy Hale
Countess Olga
Diana Napier
Countess Vorontzova
Griffith Jones
Grigory Orlov
Gibb McLaughlin
Bestujhev
Clifford Heatherley
Ogarev
Laurence Hanray
Goudovitch
Allan Jeayes
Colonel Karnilov
Charles Carson
English Ambassador
Stewart Granger
Regiment Soldier
Judy Kelly
Guest at Hunting Lodge
John Turnbull
Rumyantsev
Michael Wilding
Regiment Soldier
Arnold Lucy
Minor Role
William Heughan
Minor Role
Heron Carvic
Minor Role