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The Rise of Catherine the Great

59 %|Feb 9, 1934|Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Alexander Korda
Director
Alexander Korda
Producer
Ludovico Toeplitz
Producer
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Melchior Lengyel
Story
David B. Cunynghame
Production Manager
Melchior Lengyel
Theatre Play
Lajos Biró
Story

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Cast

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