The Rise of Catherine the Great
Released: February 9, 1934Runtime: 95 min
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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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
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