The Scarlet Empress (1934)
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ThumbScore
👍 83%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 86%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
John Lodge as Count Alexei
Louise Dresser as Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
Gavin Gordon as Capt. Gregori Orloff
Olive Tell as Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Ruthelma Stevens as Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Is The Scarlet Empress good?
Most people think so. 83% audience score, estimated from 148 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.
Overview
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power. Wikipedia ↗
