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    The Scarlet Empress 1934 POSTER

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934

    English

    7.5

    ♡ 9

    86%

    85%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    biography

    Drama

    empress

    History

    Romance

    royal family

    royalty

    russia

    War

    Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg Director Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe as Grand Duke Peter Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan as Herr Wagner Olive Tell Olive Tell as Princess Johanna Elizabeth Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
    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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