The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

Released: 1934-02-09 Duration: 1hr 35min
Genres: Drama History
Rating 5.9
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.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 4.783

Directed By

Alexander Korda

Paul Czinner

Crew

Director
Alexander Korda
Producer
Alexander Korda
Director of Photography
Georges Périnal
Director
Paul Czinner
Scenario Writer
Marjorie Deans
Theatre Play
Lajos Biró
Theatre Play
Melchior Lengyel
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Original Music Composer
Ernst Toch
Costume Design
John Armstrong
Production Manager
David B. Cunynghame
Assistant Director
Geoffrey Boothby
Settings
Vincent Korda
Camera Operator
Robert LaPresle
Camera Operator
Robert Krasker
Costume Design
B.J. Simmons
Supervising Editor
Harold Young
Music Director
Muir Mathieson
Continuity
Lajos Biró
Continuity
Melchior Lengyel
Continuity
Arthur Wimperis
Screenplay
Marjorie Deans

TOP CAST

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Grand Duke Peter

Flora Robson
Flora Robson

Empress Elisabeth

Irene Vanbrugh
Irene Vanbrugh

Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

Joan Gardner
Joan Gardner

Katushienka

Dorothy Hale
Dorothy Hale

Countess Olga

Diana Napier
Diana Napier

Countess Vorontzova

Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones

Grigory Orlov

Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin

Bestujhev

Laurence Hanray
Laurence Hanray

Goudovitch

Allan Jeayes
Allan Jeayes

Colonel Karnilov

Charles Carson
Charles Carson

English Ambassador

Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger

Regiment Soldier

Judy Kelly
Judy Kelly

Guest at Hunting Lodge

John Turnbull
John Turnbull

Rumyantsev

Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding

Regiment Soldier

Arnold Lucy
Arnold Lucy

Minor Role

William Heughan
William Heughan

Minor Role

Heron Carvic
Heron Carvic

Minor Role

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