The Rise of Catherine the GreatMovie
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.
About The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great is a 1934 drama, history movie directed by Paul Czinner.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 35m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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