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The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
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9 February 1934 (USA) morePlot:
Straightforward biography of the Russian empress, up to her assumption of the throne. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
High production value Hollywood history moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | 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 (as Gibb MacLaughlin) |
| Clifford Heatherley | ... | Ogarev |
| Laurence Hanray | ... | Goudovitch |
| Allan Jeayes | ... | Col. Karnilov |
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95 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Filming Locations:
Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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The alternative title "The Rise of Catherine the Great" is much more accurate since the picture ends with her getting the throne.
The costumes and sets are Grade A Hollywood (compliment).
Flora Robson (Empress Elisabeth) has the best lines and delivers them impressively. Elisabeth Bergner (Catherine) does well in her scenes with the Empress. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Grand Duke Peter) seems out of his depth.