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.
- Paul Czinner
- 1h 35m
- February 9, 1934 · United Kingdom
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 9, 1934
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- London Films Productions
- Cast
- Laurence Hanray,Judy Kelly,Gerald du Maurier,Douglas Fairbanks Jr.,John Turnbull,Michael Wilding,Griffith Jones,Joan Gardner,Charles Carson,Diana Napierand 11 more
- Director
- Paul Czinner
- Producer
- Ludovico Toeplitz,Alexander Korda
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal
- Music
- Muir Mathieson,Ernst Toch
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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