Dorothy Hale

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Czinner  •  Alexander Korda
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Elisabeth Bergner  •  Flora Robson  •  Gerald du Maurier

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Czinner  •  Alexander Korda
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Elisabeth Bergner  •  Flora Robson  •  Gerald du Maurier