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Marlene Dietrich | Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II | |
Louise Dresser | Empress Elizabeth Petrovna | |
Sam Jaffe | Grand Duke Peter | |
John Lodge | Count Alexei | |
C. Aubrey Smith | Prince August | |
Gavin Gordon | Capt. Gregori Orloff | |
Olive Tell | Princess Johanna Elizabeth | |
Ruthelma Stevens | Countess Elizabeth | |
Davison Clark | Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope | |
Erville Alderson | Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef | |
Maria Sieber | ||
Jameson Thomas | ||
Philip Sleeman | Count Lestoq | |
Marie Wells | Marie Tshoglokof | |
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | Ivan Shuvolov |
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Producer | Emanuel Cohen
Josef von Sternberg |
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Writer | Catherine II
Manuel Komroff |
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Filmmaker-svengali Josef von Sternberg escalates his obsession with screen legend Marlene Dietrich in this lavish depiction of sex and deceit in the 18th-century Russian court. A self-proclaimed "relentless excursion into style," the pair's sixth collaboration follows the exploits of Princess Sophia (Dietrich) as she evolves from trembling innocent to cunning sexual libertine Catherine the Great. With operatic melodrama, flamboyant visuals, and a cast of thousands, this ornate spectacle represents the apex of cinematic pageantry by Hollywood's master of artifice. |
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