The Rise of Catherine the Great

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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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Grand Duke Peter

Elisabeth BergnerCatherine

Flora RobsonEmpress Elisabeth

Gerald du MaurierLecocq

Irene VanbrughPrincess Anhalt-Zerbst

Joan GardnerKatushienka

Dorothy HaleCountess Olga

Diana NapierCountess Vorontzova

Griffith JonesGrigory Orlov

Gibb McLaughlinBestujhev

Clifford HeatherleyOgarev

Laurence HanrayGoudovitch

Allan JeayesColonel Karnilov

Charles CarsonEnglish Ambassador

Stewart GrangerRegiment Soldier