The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

Dir: Paul Czinner Biography / Drama stars 3

Overview

The Rise of Catherine the Great is a British film first released in 1934, directed by Paul Czinner. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier and Irene Vanbrugh. It has also been released under the title: Catherine the Great. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Paul Czinner
Script: Lajos Biró, Marjorie Deans, Melchior Lengyel, Arthur Wimperis
Photo: Georges Périnal
Music: Ernst Toch
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Grand Duke Peter), Elisabeth Bergner (Catherine), Flora Robson (Empress Elisabeth), Gerald du Maurier (Lecocq), Irene Vanbrugh (Princess Anhalt-Zerbst), Joan Gardner (Katushienka), Dorothy Hale (Countess Olga), Diana Napier (Countess Vorontzova), Griffith Jones (Grigory Orlov), Gibb McLaughlin (Bestujhev), Clifford Heatherley (Ogarev), Laurence Hanray (Goudovitch), Allan Jeayes (Col. Karnilov)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 95 min; B&W
Aka: Catherine the Great

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