The Rise of Catherine the Great

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.

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.

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  • Release Date: 1934-02-09
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Paul Czinner

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

      Grand Duke Peter

    • Elisabeth Bergner

      Catherine

    • Flora Robson

      Empress Elisabeth

    • Gerald du Maurier

      Lecocq

    • Irene Vanbrugh

      Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

    • Joan Gardner

      Katushienka

    • Dorothy Hale

      Countess Olga

    • Diana Napier

      Countess Vorontzova

    • Griffith Jones

      Grigory Orlov

    • Gibb McLaughlin

      Bestujhev

    • Clifford Heatherley

      Ogarev

    • Laurence Hanray

      Goudovitch

    • Allan Jeayes

      Colonel Karnilov

    • Charles Carson

      English Ambassador

    • Stewart Granger

      Regiment Soldier

    • Judy Kelly

      Guest at Hunting Lodge

    • John Turnbull

      Rumyantsev

    • Michael Wilding

      Regiment Soldier

    • Arnold Lucy

      Minor Role

    • William Heughan

      Minor Role

    • Heron Carvic

      Minor Role

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