The Rise of Catherine the Great
(1934)

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.

Released: 1934-02-09

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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.

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Flora Robson

as Empress Elisabeth

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Irene Vanbrugh

as Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

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Joan Gardner

as Katushienka

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Dorothy Hale

as Countess Olga

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Diana Napier

as Countess Vorontzova

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Griffith Jones

as Grigory Orlov

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Allan Jeayes

as Colonel Karnilov

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Charles Carson

as English Ambassador

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Stewart Granger

as Regiment Soldier

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Judy Kelly

as Guest at Hunting Lodge

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John Turnbull

as Rumyantsev

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Michael Wilding

as Regiment Soldier

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Arnold Lucy

as Minor Role

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William Heughan

as Minor Role

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