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Catherine the Great Film Series: "The Scarlet Empress"

Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of the Empress. The domineering Empress hopes to improve the royal bloodline. Sophia doesn’t like her husband, but she likes Russia, and is very fond of Russian soldiers. She dutifully produces a son of questionable fatherhood. After the old empress dies, Sophia engineers a coup d’etat with the aid of the military, deposes Peter and becomes Catherine the Great. Directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich. 1934, NR, 104 min. Films are generously sponsored by UGA Parents & Families Association.

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