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title: 'The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Czinner'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rise-of-catherine-the-great-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024962/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

1934 · 100 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Rise of Catherine the Great is a 1934 British historical film about the rise to power of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Paul Czinner, the screenplay was based on Lajos Bíró and Melchior Lengyel's 1912 play The Czarina and was co-written by Arthur Wimperis and Marjorie Deans. It stars Elisabeth Bergner as Catherine, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Grand Duke Peter, and Flora Robson as Empress Elizabeth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Czinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-czinner)
- **Screenplay:** [Arthur Wimperis](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-wimperis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernst Toch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-toch)
- **Producer:** [Alexander Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-korda)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georges Périnal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-perinal)

## Cast

- [Laurence Hanray](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-hanray) as Goudovitch
- [Gibb McLaughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gibb-mclaughlin) as Bestujhev
- [Flora Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/flora-robson) as Elizabeth I of Russia
- [Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-fairbanks-jr) as Peter III of Russia
- [Irene Vanbrugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-vanbrugh) as Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
- [Griffith Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/griffith-jones) as Grigory Orlov
- [Dorothy Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-hale) as Countess Olga
- [Allan Jeayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-jeayes) as Col. Karnilov
- [Elisabeth Bergner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-bergner) as Catherine II of Russia
- [Gerald du Maurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-du-maurier) as Jean Armand de Lestocq
- [Clifford Heatherley](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifford-heatherley) as Ogarev
- [Diana Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-napier) as Countess Vorontzova
- [Joan Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-gardner) as Katushienka

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