The Scarlet Empress (Criterion Collection)

Josef von Sternberg combines an exuberant visual style with a story of politics and sex, and continues his obsession with screen legend Marlene Dietrich in "The Scarlet Empress." After being forced into marriage with Russia's mad Grand Duke, terrified ingénue Princess Sophia evolves evolves into sexual libertine Catherine the Great, amassing power, and wit, along the way. Includes: The World of Josef von Sternberg;" Von Sternberg tribute by underground filmmaker Jack Smith and more. (1934) Running time: 104 minutes.

Director: Josef von Sternberg
Actor: Maria Sieber
Actor: Marlene Dietrich
Actor: John Lodge
Actor: Sam Jaffe
Actor: Louise Dresser
Actor: Maria Riva
Actor: Philip Sleeman
Actor: Phillip Sleeman
Actor: Hans von Twardowski
Actor: Anna Duncan
Actor: Belle Johnstone
Actor: Blanche Rose
Actor: Eunice Moore
Actor: Hans Heinrich Von Twardowski
Actor: May Foster
Actor: Nadine Beresford
Actor: Patricia Patrick
Actor: Phillip G. Sleeman
Actor: C. Aubrey Smith
Actor: Gavin Gordon
Actor: Olive Tell
Actor: Ruthelma Stevens
Actor: Davison Clark
Actor: Erville Alderson
Actor: Marie Wells
Actor: Gerald Fielding
Actor: Jameson Thomas
Actor: Edward Van Sloan
Actor: Jane Darwell
Actor: Harry Woods
Actor: John Davidson
Actor: Kent Taylor
Actor: Richard Alexander
Actor: Eric Alden
Actor: James Burke
Actor: James Marcus
Actor: Julanne Johnston
Actor: Elinor Fair
Actor: Bruce Warren
Actor: George Davis
Actor: Agnes Steele
Actor: Dina Smirnova