The Scarlet Empress
Dir: Josef von SternbergCast: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe
104mins 1934 US 12A English
The Scarlet Empress
Part of our Marlene Dietrich season
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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