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The Scarlet Empress (1934): The War Cult Classic You Need to See · IMDb 7.5 | Dbcult

The Scarlet Empress

Name: The Scarlet Empress
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Released: 1934
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Sam Jaffe, Olive Tell, Ruthelma Stevens, Philip Sleeman, Petra McAllister

1934Josef von SternbergIMDb: 7.5/10

Synopsis

A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power..

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Cast

Davison Clark

Jane Darwell

Anna Duncan

John Lodge

Editor's Choice Analysis

The Scarlet Empress is basically a gothic fever dream

Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white cinema that looks like it was shot inside a jewelry box, yes. Watch it. If you need your movies to have a coherent, logical pace or if you find 1930s acting a bit too much to handle, skip it. You will probably find it exhausting. Honestly, watching The Sca...

Archivist John

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The Scarlet Empress

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75%Popularity50%

#351Archive Rank#480

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Knowledge Base

The Scarlet Empress FAQ

The movie The Scarlet Empress was directed by Josef von Sternberg.

The Scarlet Empress was released in the year 1934.

The Scarlet Empress has an IMDb rating of 7.5 out of 10.

The Scarlet Empress is a movie from United States.

The Scarlet Empress is categorised as War, History, Drama, Romance in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Scarlet Empress features Davison Clark, Jane Darwell, Anna Duncan, John Lodge.

The screenplay for The Scarlet Empress was written by Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary.

If you enjoy The Scarlet Empress, you might also like Into the Light (1920), The Night Riders (1920), In the River (1920), The Hundredth Chance (1920).

Yes, The Scarlet Empress (1934) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its War and History qualities.