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The Rise of Catherine the Great

5.819341h 35mNRMovieDramaHistory

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…

DirectorPaul Czinner
WritersMelchior Lengyel·Arthur Wimperis
ProducersAlexander Korda·Ludovico Toeplitz

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Cast · Directed by Paul Czinner

DJDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Grand Duke Peter
EBElisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner
Catherine
FRFlora Robson
Flora Robson
Empress Elisabeth
GMGerald du Maurier
Gerald du Maurier
Lecocq
IVIrene Vanbrugh
Irene Vanbrugh
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
JGJoan Gardner
Joan Gardner
Katushienka
DHDorothy Hale
Dorothy Hale
Countess Olga
DNDiana Napier
Diana Napier
Countess Vorontzova
GJGriffith Jones
Griffith Jones
Grigory Orlov
GMGibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Bestujhev
CHClifford Heatherley
Clifford Heatherley
Ogarev
LHLaurence Hanray
Laurence Hanray
Goudovitch

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