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The Rise of Catherine the Great

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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.

Date: 02/09/1934
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier, Irene Vanbrugh, Joan Gardner, Dorothy Hale, Diana Napier, Griffith Jones, Gibb McLaughlin, Clifford Heatherley, Laurence Hanray, Allan Jeayes, Charles Carson, Stewart Granger, Judy Kelly, John Turnbull, Michael Wilding, Arnold Lucy, William Heughan, Heron Carvic

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Grand Duke Peter in The Rise of Catherine the Great Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Elisabeth Bergner as Catherine in The Rise of Catherine the Great Elisabeth Bergner

Flora Robson as Empress Elisabeth in The Rise of Catherine the Great Flora Robson

Gerald du Maurier as Lecocq in The Rise of Catherine the Great Gerald du Maurier

Irene Vanbrugh as Princess Anhalt-Zerbst in The Rise of Catherine the Great Irene Vanbrugh

Joan Gardner as Katushienka in The Rise of Catherine the Great Joan Gardner

Dorothy Hale as Countess Olga in The Rise of Catherine the Great Dorothy Hale

Diana Napier as Countess Vorontzova in The Rise of Catherine the Great Diana Napier

Griffith Jones as Grigory Orlov in The Rise of Catherine the Great Griffith Jones

Gibb McLaughlin as Bestujhev in The Rise of Catherine the Great Gibb McLaughlin

Clifford Heatherley

Laurence Hanray as Goudovitch in The Rise of Catherine the Great Laurence Hanray

Allan Jeayes as Colonel Karnilov in The Rise of Catherine the Great Allan Jeayes

Charles Carson as English Ambassador in The Rise of Catherine the Great Charles Carson

Stewart Granger as Regiment Soldier in The Rise of Catherine the Great Stewart Granger

Judy Kelly as Guest at Hunting Lodge in The Rise of Catherine the Great Judy Kelly

John Turnbull as Rumyantsev in The Rise of Catherine the Great John Turnbull

Michael Wilding as Regiment Soldier in The Rise of Catherine the Great Michael Wilding

Arnold Lucy as Minor Role in The Rise of Catherine the Great Arnold Lucy

William Heughan

Heron Carvic