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THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934)
Verenigde Staten
Drama
110 minuten

geregisseerd door Josef von Sternberg
met Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge en Sam Jaffe

Ze wordt uitgehuwelijkt aan de troonopvolger van de Russische tsaren, de kleinzoon van Peter de Grote. Als ze hem echter ziet vindt ze hem zeer lelijk en de keizerin moet voor een minnaar zorgen om haar zwanger te krijgen. In het tumult van de oorlog met Polen, zal ze haar man ten val brengen en de geschiedenis ingaan als Catherine de Grote.

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Criterion Collection # 109

DVD Release Date: May 8, 2001


Description
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Filmmaker-svengali Josef von Sternberg escalates his obsession with screen legend Marlene Dietrich in this lavish depiction of sex and deceit in the eighteenth-century Russian court. A self-proclaimed 'relentless excursion into style,' the pair's sixth collaboration follows the exploits of Princess Sophia (Dietrich) as she evolves from trembling innocent to cunning sexual libertine Catherine the Great. With operatic melodrama, flamboyant visuals, and a cast of thousands, this ornate spectacle represents the apex of cinematic pageantry by Hollywood?s master of artifice


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The Scarlet Empress
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Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 6.32 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 104 minutes

Type: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Sound (main feature): English

Subtitles: optional English


DISC FEATURES:

# Luminous new digital transfer, with restored image and sound.
# The 20-minute BBC documentary The World of Josef von Sternberg.
# Production stills and lobby cards.
# Von Sternberg tribute by underground filmmaker Jack Smith.
# English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
# Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.



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