Cinematic background from The Scarlet Empress 1934 - 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.

The Scarlet Empress

1934

Drama, History, Romance

Directors:
Josef von Sternberg
Writers:
Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary
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Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A woman in a fur coat standing next to another woman in a fur coat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old man with long white beard sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman wearing a tiara; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of people in costumes in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a group of women; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An older woman is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a man with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a church with many candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman with candles; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old man with a long white beard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of an old woman wearing pearls; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a man with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old man is holding a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white painting of a city with many buildings; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A woman wearing a hat and a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of people standing on top of a staircase; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding a rope; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old black and white photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of people in a room with a woman in a dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man and a woman in period clothing holding a pair of scissors; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman wearing a fur hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman's face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old black and white photo of a woman in a ruffled dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a woman in a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man sitting in front of a large creature; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a man with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of people holding candles in their hands; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A woman wearing a veil and a crown; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man with long hair wearing a fur hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a city with smoke coming out of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman in a dress; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man wearing a hat with feathers on top of his head; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a group of people sitting around a table; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman's face; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old man sitting in front of a bunch of lit candles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a man and a monster; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A man dressed in a uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black and white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An older woman with blonde ringlet hair smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old man dressed as a priest holding a crucifix; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An old man sitting in front of a statue of a demon; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A young girl in a white dress is laying in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – An older woman with long blonde hair wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A black - and - white photo of a woman and a man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A group of people sitting on top of each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Scarlet Empress” (1934), directed by Josef von Sternberg – A woman laying in a bed with her head on a pillow; Close Up shot, High angle