- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, History, Romance
- Release: 1934-09-07
- Director: Josef von Sternberg
- Writers: Manuel Komroff
- Language: English
- Stars: Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) , Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) , John Lodge , Sam Jaffe (I) (1891–1984) , Louise Dresser , C. Aubrey Smith , Gavin Gordon , Olive Tell , Ruthelma Stevens , Davison Clark , Davison Clark , Erville Alderson
- Runtime: 104 min
- Awards: 1 win.
- AKA: A Imperatriz Vermelha (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Алената империатрица (Bulgaria) , A Imperatriz Galante (Brazil) , The Scarlet Empress (United Kingdom) , Catherine the Great (United States of America) , Die scharlachrote Kaiserin (Germany) , The Scarlet Empress , Intohimojen keisarinna (Finland) , The Scarlet Empress (United States of America) , A vörös cárnő (Hungary) , L'imperatrice Caterina (Italy) , 恋のページェント (Japan) , Tsarina van Rusland (Netherlands the) , Capricho imperial (Spain) , Den røde kejserinde (Denmark) , L'Impératrice rouge (France, French Republic) , Den røde keiserinne (Norway) , I tragiki Tsarina (Greece) , Распутная императрица , Scarlet Empress (Jamaica) , A Imperatriz Vermelha (Brazil) , Kızıl Çariçe (Turkey) , Die große Zarin (Germany) , Zarewna (Austria) , Imperatorowa (Poland) , Capricho imperial (Argentina)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0025746
The Scarlet Empress Cast · · · ALL
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Marlene Dietrich
(1901–1992)
Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
John Lodge
Count Alexei
Sam Jaffe
(I)
(1891–1984)
Grand Duke Peter
Louise Dresser
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
C. Aubrey Smith
Prince August
Gavin Gordon
Capt. Gregori Orloff
Olive Tell
Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Ruthelma Stevens
Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Davison Clark
Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope
Erville Alderson
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Maria Riva
Sophia as a Child
Jane Darwell
(1879–1967)
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Bit Part (uncredited)
Marie Wells
Eric Alden
Elinor Fair
Julanne Johnston
Philip Sleeman
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Gerald Fielding
Richard Alexander
(I)
(1902–1989)
Hal Boyer
James Burke
John Davidson