

The Scarlet Empress
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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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $900K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- royal family
- biography
- empress
- royalty
- pre-code
- 18th century
- catherine the great
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical15 Sept 1934
- PhysicalNRVHS20 Oct 1993
- PhysicalDVD18 Mar 2001
- PhysicalBlu-ray13 Jul 2018
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical9 May 1934
- Physical1215 Mar 2000
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical17 Sept 1934
FinlandFI
- Theatrical9 Sept 1934
FranceFR
- Theatrical31 Aug 1934
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1 Jun 1935
PortugalPT
- Theatrical20 Nov 1934
SpainES
- Theatrical12 Nov 1934
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1529 Aug 1934
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The Scarlet Empress was released on 9 May 1934.
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CinemaSerf
6/13/2022
If anyone was to have actually filmed aspects of the life of the Princess at the time, then they could hardly have come up with anything more authentic than this fabulous Von Sternberg dramatisation of the rise, and rise of Catherine the Great. Marlene Dietrich is superb as the schemed against who becomes the scheming Grand Duchess married off to the imbecilic nephew (played by a superb Sam Jaffe) of the Empress Eliz…
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