A Royal Scandal (1945)

Directed by

Otto Preminger, Ernst Lubitsch

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fictionalized story about Russian empress Catherine the Great and her romantic misadventures. She juggles affairs and political intrigue with a light, comedic tone.

comedicromanticwhimsicalbriskplayfulfarcehistorical

What happens

A Royal Scandal, also known as Czarina, is a 1945 American comedy-drama film directed by Otto Preminger, produced by Ernst Lubitsch, about the lovelife of Russian empress Catherine the Great. It stars Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter and William Eythe. The film was based on the play Die Zarin (The Czarina) by Lajos Bíró and Melchior Lengyel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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