The Rise of Catherine the Great
| The Rise of Catherine the Great | |
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| Directed by | Paul Czinner |
| Written by | Lajos Bíró Arthur Wimperis Melchior Lengyel Marjorie Deans |
| Based on | The Czarina by Lajos Bíró and Melchior Lengyel |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda Ludovico Toeplitz (uncredited) |
| Starring | Elisabeth Bergner Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Flora Robson |
| Narrated by | Alexander Kerensky |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Edited by | Stephen Harrison Harold Young |
| Music by | Ernst Toch (uncredited) Irving Berlin |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $550,000 |
The Rise of Catherine the Great (also titled 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 (credited as scenarist). It stars Elisabeth Bergner as Catherine, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Grand Duke Peter, and Flora Robson as Empress Elizabeth.
The movie was banned in Germany. On 14 March 1934 this matter invoked a question in the British Parliament (House of Commons): "Is it to be understood that no British film in which there is a Jewish actor or actress will be permitted to be shown in Germany in future?".