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Film Matinee: The Scarlet Empress

BBC One
on BBC One London

starring Marlene Dietrich
with John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith
Based on a diary of Catherine the Great

A spectacular film version of the rise of an innocent German princess to become the notorious Catherine the Great-Empress of Russia.

Contributors

Musical score based on the works by:
null Tchaikovsky
Musical score based on the works by:
null Mendelssohn
Director:
Joseph Von Sternberg
Sophia Frederica:
Marlene Dietrich
Catherine II:
Marlene Dietrich
Count Alexei:
John Lodge
Grand Duke Peter:
Sam Jaffe
Empress Elizabeth:
Louise Dresser
Catherine as a Child:
Maria Sieber
Prince August:
C. Aubrey Smith
Countess Elizabeth:
Ruthelma Stevens
Princess Johanna:
Olive Tell
Source: Radio Times

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