🎬 Drama, History

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."

⭐ 5.8/10 1934 1h 35m Dir. Paul Czinner

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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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5.8/10 22 votes

Quick facts

Year
1934
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.8/10
Votes
22
Genre
Drama, History
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 History 🎬 Paul Czinner 👤 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 👤 Elisabeth Bergner 👤 Flora Robson
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The Rise of Catherine the Great has a runtime of 1h 35m (1 hour and 35 minutes).
The Rise of Catherine the Great was directed by Paul Czinner and released in 1934.
The Rise of Catherine the Great is a Drama, History film (1934).
The cast of The Rise of Catherine the Great includes Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier, Irene Vanbrugh.
The Rise of Catherine the Great has a TMDB rating of 5.8/10 based on 22 votes.

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