The Scarlet Empress is a 1934 drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich as Catherine the Great. Set in 18th century Russia, the film follows the rise of Catherine from a young German princess to the powerful Empress of Russia. The film is a lushly
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The Scarlet Empress is a 1934 American historical drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge about the life of Catherine the Great. It was directed and produced by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Eleanor McGeary, loosely based on the diary of Catherine arranged by Manuel Komroff. The film stars Dietrich as Catherine, supported by Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, and C. Aubrey Smith. Dietrich's daughter Maria Riva plays Catherine as a child.