Story
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.
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Cast
Marlene Dietrich as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine IIJohn Lodge as Count AlexeiSam Jaffe as Grand Duke PeterLouise Dresser as Empress Elizabeth PetrovnaC. Aubrey Smith as Prince AugustGavin Gordon as Capt. Gregori OrloffOlive Tell as Princess Johanna ElizabethRuthelma Stevens as Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'Davison Clark as Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-EpiscopeErville Alderson as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
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