The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 771 VOTES · DIR. Paul Czinner
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,119 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:53 - Well, what do you want? - Nothing.
00:08:23 - If you could see yourself! - I wish to resign Your Majesty's service.
00:11:40 - What is it? - I think I'd better inquire, madam.
00:14:22 Why should you care about the grand duke? You don't even know him.
00:18:28 But I feel like the bride.
00:22:45 Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?
00:26:04 They're devils if they think they can get away with it!
00:30:33 I'll put a stop to that little mountebank!
00:33:28 Catherine.
00:37:27 I saw your carriage waiting.
00:40:12 Narishkin taught me to ride.
00:43:27 Worse than she has any idea of, so Dr. Marsden says.
00:46:33 Let's see. What uniform shall I wear?
00:49:36 He's very anxious for your recovery.
00:53:13 As my chancellor, Vorontzov...
00:57:27 I came to tell you that the empress is dead.
01:01:06 Sorry, gentlemen. I thought...
01:04:13 Get to the kitchen, to the nursery.
01:07:53 and to you, Vicomte, as ambassador of France...
01:12:11 Say something to make me laugh.
01:17:12 Can a man...
01:20:20 Take him away.
01:25:39 Oh, Fyodor.
01:29:37 Kiss me.
Cast & Characters
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Grand Duke Peter
Elisabeth Bergner
Catherine
Flora Robson
Empress Elisabeth
Gerald du Maurier
Lecocq
Irene Vanbrugh
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Joan Gardner
Katushienka
Dorothy Hale
Countess Olga
Diana Napier
Countess Vorontzova
Griffith Jones
Grigory Orlov
Gibb McLaughlin
Bestujhev
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,119
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:04:53
Final line01:29:37
Production Record
DirectorPaul Czinner
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes771