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The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) [NR]

Release Date:
February 9, 1934

Original Title:
The Rise of Catherine the Great

Alternate Titles:
A cárnő
Catarina da Rússia
Catarina, a Grande
Catherine the Great

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
London Films Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  US: NR 

Runtime: 95

The more he hated her, the more she loved him...this girl of MANY loves who rose to rule a hundred million souls but could not govern her own heart.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Assistant Director:
Geoffrey Boothby

Camera Operator:
Robert LaPresle
Robert Krasker

Continuity:
Lajos Biró
Melchior Lengyel
Arthur Wimperis

Costume Design:
John Armstrong
B.J. Simmons

Director:
Alexander Korda
Paul Czinner

Director of Photography:
Georges Périnal

Editor:
Stephen Harrison

Music Director:
Muir Mathieson

Original Music Composer:
Muir Mathieson
Ernst Toch

Producer:
Alexander Korda
Ludovico Toeplitz

Production Manager:
David B. Cunynghame

Scenario Writer:
Marjorie Deans

Screenplay:
Marjorie Deans

Settings:
Vincent Korda

Sound:
A.W. Watkins

Story:
Lajos Biró
Arthur Wimperis
Melchior Lengyel

Supervising Editor:
Harold Young

Theatre Play:
Lajos Biró
Melchior Lengyel

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