The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
1934 · Feature film · 95 min · dir. Paul Czinner
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.
- Drama
- History
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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Details
- Director
- Paul Czinner
- Writer
- Melchior Lengyel
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal
- Studio
- London Films Productions
- Released
- 1934-02-09
- Running time
- 95 minutes
Cast & crew
- Paul Czinner Director
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Elisabeth Bergner
Flora Robson
Gerald du Maurier
Irene Vanbrugh
Joan Gardner
Dorothy Hale
Diana Napier
