The Scarlet Empress

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The Scarlet Empress
7.5| 1h44m| NR| en| Drama, History
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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. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.

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  • The Scarlet Empress Cast
Marlene Dietrich as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
John Lodge as Count Alexei
Sam Jaffe as Grand Duke Peter
Louise Dresser as Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
C. Aubrey Smith as Prince August
Gavin Gordon as Capt. Gregori Orloff
Olive Tell as Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Ruthelma Stevens as Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Davison Clark as Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope