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The Scarlet Empress (1934) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Josef von Sternberg and produced by Josef von Sternberg and Emanuel Cohen.

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The Russia In Classic Film Blogathon: THE SCARLET EMPRESS

By Dan Day Jr. on Mar 8, 2015 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

This is my contribution to the Russia In Classic Film Blogathon, hosted by Movies Silently, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. moviessilently.com THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) is the sixth collaboration between director Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich. Pictorially stunning and undeniably strange... Read full article


The Russia In Classic Film Blogathon: THE SCARLET EMPRESS

By Dan Day Jr. on Mar 8, 2015 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

This is my contribution to the Russia In Classic Film Blogathon, hosted by Movies Silently, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. moviessilently.com THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) is the sixth collaboration between director Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich. Pictorially stunning and undeniably strange... Read full article


The Scarlet Empress (2)

By Beatrice on Mar 23, 2013 From Flickers in Time

The Scarlet Empress Directed by Josef von Sternberg 1934/USA Paramount Pictures Multiple viewings The Scarlet Empress is Josef von Sternberg’s interpretation of the rise of Catherine the Great. The plot is basically the same as in the London Pictures production reviewed here previously but... Read full article


The Scarlet Empress (1)

By RBuccicone on Nov 24, 2011 From MacGuffin Movies

The Scarlet Empress (1934) If there ever was a woman to play the ruthless?empress of Russia, Catherine the Great, it would be Marlene Dietrich. Much of The Scarlet Empress, however, is marked by the rather innocent time in the young royal’s life, which brings out a delightful side of Dietrich ... Read full article


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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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