The Scarlet Empress (1934)

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The Scarlet Empress

ORIGINAL TITLE

The Scarlet Empress

YEAR

1934

RUNNING TIME

110 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Josef von Sternberg

SCREENWRITER

Josef von Sternberg

COMPOSER

W. Franke Harling &John Leipold

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Bert Glennon (B&W)

CAST

Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Louise Dresser, Sam Jaffe, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Paramount Pictures

GENRE

Drama | Historical. The 18th Century

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

In this re-imagining of Catherine the Great’s life story, filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and star Marlene Dietrich supply some of the most eye-popping images and outrageously decadent antics in early twentieth century cinema. Dietrich is Princess Sophia from Germany, induced to marry demented Grand Duke Peter (Sam Jaffe), son of the Russian empress. Soon circumstances will transform her from naïve young girl to power-drunk ruler. Von Sternberg lets his sensibilities run riot here, goading star Dietrich to Wagnerian heights and invoking all the extravagant excesses of court life – from sumptuous revelry to depraved tortures.

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