The Rise of Catherine the Great

This historical drama recounts the events that led to the accession of Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russias. The film opens with the arrival in 1744 of Princess Sophie Auguste Frederika – whose name would be changed to ‘Catherine’ – from her father's court of Anhalt-Zerbst (in modern Germany) to the court of the Empress Elizabeth. "Little Catherine" is to marry the Grand Duke Peter, nephew and heir presumptive of the unmarried and childless Empress Elizabeth.

MPAA Rating:NR
Genre:Biography, Drama, History
Country:United Kingdom
Produced By:Alexander Korda, Ludovico Toeplitz
Directed By:Alexander Korda, Paul Czinner
Written By:Melchior Lengyel, Arthur Wimperis, Marjorie Deans, Lajos Biró
Cast:Irene Vanbrugh, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Gardner, Gerald Du Maurier, Laurence Hanray, Heron Carvic, Clifford Heatherley, Arnold Lucy, Elisabeth Bergner, Diana Napier, Griffith Jones, William Heughan, Gibb McLaughlin, Flora Robson, Dorothy Hale, Allan Jeayes
In Theaters:Feb 09, 1934
Runtime:1 hour 35 minutes
Production: London Film Productions
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