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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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