The Scarlet Empress

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The Scarlet Empress (1934)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Release date

1934-05-09

Country

United States

Production

Paramount

Genre

Drama, History, Romance

Budget

$900 000

Revenue

$3 299 000

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Director

Josef von Sternberg

Actors

Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon, Olive Tell, Ruthelma Stevens, Davison Clark, Erville Alderson
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Scenario

Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary

Producer

Josef von Sternberg, Emanuel Cohen

Operator

Bert Glennon

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Artist

Audition

Editing

Sam Winston, Josef von Sternberg
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During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.

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