The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

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. 1934-02-09 United Kingdom 95 Min. PG-13
5.9 16 votes

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. is Grand Duke Peter
Grand Duke Peter
Elisabeth Bergner is Catherine
Catherine
Flora Robson is Empress Elisabeth
Empress Elisabeth
Gerald du Maurier is Lecocq
Lecocq
Irene Vanbrugh is Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Joan Gardner is Katushienka
Katushienka
Dorothy Hale is Countess Olga
Countess Olga
Diana Napier is Countess Vorontzova
Countess Vorontzova
Griffith Jones is Grigory Orlov
Grigory Orlov
Gibb McLaughlin is Bestujhev
Bestujhev
Clifford Heatherley is Ogarev
Ogarev
Laurence Hanray is Goudovitch
Goudovitch

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