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The Scarlet Empress is a 1934 American historical drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge about the life of Catherine the Great. It was directed and produced by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Eleanor McGeary, loosely based on the diary of Catherine arranged by Manuel Komroff.
The Scarlet Empress: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser. A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Josef von Sternberg
- 1934-09-07
Aug 13, 2021 · Watch the 1934 film starring Marlene Dietrich as Catherine the Great, the Russian empress who rose from a princess's marriage to a half-wit grand duke. The Scarlet Empress is a lavish and erotic spectacle of von Sternberg's visual genius.
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- Shadows of the Dark
Jan 16, 2005 · A bizarre visual extravaganza of style and sexuality, starring Marlene Dietrich as Catherine the Great. The film combines twisted humor, fetishistic closeups and grotesque gargoyles in a relentless excursion into style.
A 1934 biopic of Catherine the Great starring Marlene Dietrich, directed by Josef von Sternberg. The film is a lavish and erotic spectacle of von Sternberg's visual genius and Dietrich's star power.
- Sophia Frederica/Catherine II
Josef von Sternberg's historical romance drama The Scarlet Empress (1932) is a breathtaking epic that chronicles Russian Empress Catharine The Great's rise to power.
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During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne.
