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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.

Genre : Romance, Drama

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Alexander Korda, Paul Czinner
Writer : Marjorie Deans

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Director
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Producer
Ludovico Toeplitz
Ludovico Toeplitz
Producer
Georges Périnal
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner
Director
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
Story
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
Story
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Story
Marjorie Deans
Marjorie Deans
Scenario Writer
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
Theatre Play
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Theatre Play
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Original Music Composer
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch
Original Music Composer
Stephen Harrison
Stephen Harrison
Editor
John Armstrong
John Armstrong
Costume Design
David B. Cunynghame
David B. Cunynghame
Production Manager
Geoffrey Boothby
Geoffrey Boothby
Assistant Director
Vincent Korda
Vincent Korda
Settings
A.W. Watkins
A.W. Watkins
Sound
Robert LaPresle
Robert LaPresle
Camera Operator
Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker
Camera Operator
B.J. Simmons
B.J. Simmons
Costume Design
Harold Young
Harold Young
Supervising Editor
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
Continuity
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Continuity
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
Continuity
Marjorie Deans
Marjorie Deans
Screenplay

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