The Rise of Catherine the Great
# 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.
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1934-02-09
β Running Time:
95 mins
β Vote Average:
5.9
Beloved Cast
Grand Duke Peter
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Catherine
Elisabeth Bergner
Empress Elisabeth
Flora Robson
Lecocq
Gerald du Maurier
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Irene Vanbrugh
Katushienka
Joan Gardner
Countess Olga
Dorothy Hale
Countess Vorontzova
Diana Napier
Grigory Orlov
Griffith Jones
Bestujhev
Gibb McLaughlin
Ogarev
Clifford Heatherley
Goudovitch
Laurence Hanray
Colonel Karnilov
Allan Jeayes
English Ambassador
Charles Carson
Regiment Soldier
Stewart Granger
Guest at Hunting Lodge
Judy Kelly
Rumyantsev
John Turnbull
Regiment Soldier
Michael Wilding
Minor Role
Arnold Lucy
Minor Role
William Heughan
Minor Role
Heron Carvic
