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The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great

Feb 9, 1934
95 min
DramaHistory
5.5/ 10
19 votes

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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.

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5.5/10
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6.3/10
747 votes
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57%
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2 wins & 1 nomination

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"The more he hated her, the more she loved him...this girl of MANY loves who rose to rule a hundred million souls but could not govern her own heart."

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