The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

Directed by

Paul Czinner

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Catherine the Great as she rises from a German princess to become Empress of Russia. It focuses on her marriage to Grand Duke Peter and her eventual seizure of power.

dramatichistoricalformalstatelyintriguingdeliberatetraditional

What happens

The Rise of Catherine the Great (also titled Catherine the Great) is a 1934 British historical film about the rise to power of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Paul Czinner, the screenplay was based on Lajos Bíró and Melchior Lengyel's 1912 play The Czarina and was co-written by Arthur Wimperis and Marjorie Deans (credited as scenarist). It stars Elisabeth Bergner as Catherine, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Grand Duke Peter, and Flora Robson as Empress Elizabeth. The movie was banned in Germany. On 14 March 1934 this matter invoked a question in the British Parliament (House of Commons): "Is it to be understood that no British film in which there is a Jewish actor or actress will be permitted to be shown in Germany in future?". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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