The read
A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 57%. Most of the 354 1930s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul CzinnerDirector
- Muir MathiesonOriginal Music Composer
- Ernst TochOriginal Music Composer
- Marjorie DeansScreenplay
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Grand Duke Peter
- Elisabeth BergnerCatherine
- Flora RobsonEmpress Elisabeth
- Gerald du MaurierLecocq
- Irene VanbrughPrincess Anhalt-Zerbst
- Joan GardnerKatushienka
- Dorothy HaleCountess Olga
- Diana NapierCountess Vorontzova
- Griffith JonesGrigory Orlov
- Gibb McLaughlinBestujhev
- Clifford HeatherleyOgarev
- Laurence HanrayGoudovitch
