THE SCARLET EMPRESS (CRITERION COLLECTION)

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• Release Year: 1934
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Filmmaker-svengali Josef von Sternberg escalates his obsession with screen legend Marlene Dietrich in this lavish depiction of sex and deceit in the 18th-century Russian court. A self-proclaimed 'relentless excursion into style,' the pair's sixth collaboration follows the exploits of Princess Sophia (Dietrich) as she evolves from trembling innocent to cunning sexual libertine Catherine the Great. With operatic melodrama, flamboyant visuals, and a cast of thousands, this ornate spectacle represents the apex of cinematic pageantry by Hollywood's master of artifice.
• Cast: Elaine St. Maur, Belle Stoddard, Akim Tamiroff, Kent Taylor, Jameson Thomas, Edward Van Sloan, Bruce Warren, Leo White, Harry Woods, Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon, Olive Tell, Ruthelma Stevens, Davison Clark, Erville Alderson, Philip Sleeman, Marie Wells, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Gerald Fielding, Maria Riva, Eric Alden, Richard Alexander, Nadine Beresford, Thomas C. Blythe, Hal Boyer, James Burke, Jane Darwell, Clyde David, John Davidson, George Davis, Anna Duncan, Elinor Fair, May Foster, Julanne Johnston, James A. Marcus, Petra McAllister, Eunice Murdock Moore, Patricia Patrick, Warner Richmond, Blanche Rose, Barbara Sabichi, Katherine Sabichi, Dina Smirnova, Agnes Steele, Minnie Steele, Josef von Sternberg, Manuel Komroff, Catherine II, Eleanor McGeary, Bert Glennon
• Director: Josef von Sternberg
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Productions, Inc., EMKA, Ltd., Universal Home Video, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie