The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Released:
1934-02-09
Duration:
1hr 35min
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 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 4.783 |
Directed By
Alexander Korda
Paul Czinner
Crew
Director
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Producer
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Producer
Ludovico Toeplitz
Ludovico Toeplitz
Director of Photography
Georges Périnal
Georges Périnal
Director
Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner
Story
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
Story
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
Story
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Scenario Writer
Marjorie Deans
Marjorie Deans
Theatre Play
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
Theatre Play
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Original Music Composer
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch
Editor
Stephen Harrison
Stephen Harrison
Costume Design
John Armstrong
John Armstrong
Production Manager
David B. Cunynghame
David B. Cunynghame
Assistant Director
Geoffrey Boothby
Geoffrey Boothby
Settings
Vincent Korda
Vincent Korda
Sound
A.W. Watkins
A.W. Watkins
Camera Operator
Robert LaPresle
Robert LaPresle
Camera Operator
Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker
Costume Design
B.J. Simmons
B.J. Simmons
Supervising Editor
Harold Young
Harold Young
Music Director
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Continuity
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
Continuity
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Continuity
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
Screenplay
Marjorie Deans
Marjorie Deans
TOP CAST
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Grand Duke Peter
Elisabeth Bergner
Catherine
Flora Robson
Empress Elisabeth
Gerald du Maurier
Lecocq
Irene Vanbrugh
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Joan Gardner
Katushienka
Dorothy Hale
Countess Olga
Diana Napier
Countess Vorontzova
Griffith Jones
Grigory Orlov
Gibb McLaughlin
Bestujhev
Clifford Heatherley
Ogarev
Laurence Hanray
Goudovitch
Allan Jeayes
Colonel Karnilov
Charles Carson
English Ambassador
Stewart Granger
Regiment Soldier
Judy Kelly
Guest at Hunting Lodge
John Turnbull
Rumyantsev
Michael Wilding
Regiment Soldier
Arnold Lucy
Minor Role
William Heughan
Minor Role
Heron Carvic
Minor Role