The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great

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.

1934 en 95 minutes

Rating: 5.9

Plot

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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Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Grand Duke Peter

Elisabeth Bergner

Elisabeth Bergner

Catherine

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Empress Elisabeth

Gerald du Maurier

Gerald du Maurier

Lecocq

Irene Vanbrugh

Irene Vanbrugh

Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

Joan Gardner

Joan Gardner

Katushienka

Dorothy Hale

Dorothy Hale

Countess Olga

Diana Napier

Diana Napier

Countess Vorontzova

Griffith Jones

Griffith Jones

Grigory Orlov

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Bestujhev

Clifford Heatherley

Clifford Heatherley

Ogarev

Laurence Hanray

Laurence Hanray

Goudovitch

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

Colonel Karnilov

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

English Ambassador

Stewart Granger

Stewart Granger

Regiment Soldier

Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

Guest at Hunting Lodge

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Rumyantsev

Michael Wilding

Michael Wilding

Regiment Soldier

Arnold Lucy

Arnold Lucy

Minor Role

William Heughan

William Heughan

Minor Role

Heron Carvic

Heron Carvic

Minor Role

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