The Scarlet Empress

Here's a film that knows its history only in the sense that it happened, allegedly. Catherine arrives in Russia to marry the goofy Grand Duke Peter. She finds herself in a loveless marriage, so Catherine takes lovers and plans a coup. It certainly gives you an idea of what things looked like, if not what they were.

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Josef von Sternberg directed The Scarlet Empress in 1934. See Josef von Sternberg's full filmography, where to start with Josef von Sternberg, or where to go after you've seen everything by Josef von Sternberg.

The Scarlet Empress was released in 1934 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.