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The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

Drama History

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.

Release Date: 1934, February 9
Directors: Paul Czinner
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: London Films Productions
Cast: Flora Robson, Charles Carson, Arnold Lucy, Michael Wilding, John Turnbull, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Stewart Granger, Judy Kelly, Griffith Jones, Elisabeth Bergner, Joan Gardner, Gibb McLaughlin

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.

Keywords:

biography princess coup d'etat palace intrigue catherine the great