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The Rise of Catherine the Great
(1934)Drama, History
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1hrs 35m
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.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
** Grand Duke Peter

Elisabeth Bergner
** Catherine

Flora Robson
** Empress Elisabeth

Gerald du Maurier
** Lecocq

Irene Vanbrugh
** Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

Joan Gardner
** Katushienka

Dorothy Hale
** Countess Olga

Diana Napier
** Countess Vorontzova

Griffith Jones
** Grigory Orlov

Gibb McLaughlin
** Bestujhev

Clifford Heatherley
** Ogarev

Laurence Hanray
** Goudovitch

Allan Jeayes
** Colonel Karnilov

Charles Carson
** English Ambassador

Stewart Granger
** Regiment Soldier

Judy Kelly
** Guest at Hunting Lodge

John Turnbull
** Rumyantsev

Michael Wilding
** Regiment Soldier

Arnold Lucy
** Minor Role

William Heughan
** Minor Role

Heron Carvic
** Minor Role
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