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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

Writer: Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary

Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe
Transcript
00:00The End
00:29have, after a series of negotiations, decided to honour your family
00:34by selecting your daughter, Sophia Frederica,
00:38to forthwith set out for Russia,
00:40and there to become the bride of His Serene Highness Peter Fyodorovich,
00:45grandson of Peter the Great, nephew of Her Imperial Majesty,
00:49an heir presumptive to the throne.
00:52I had you brought here to be an obedient wife
00:59and to supply my country with a much-needed heir to the throne.
01:02If you're the Grand Duchess, then I'm the Grand Duke.
01:06I wish you were. You're in love with His Excellency, Count Alexei, aren't you?
01:11No, Your Majesty, I'm not. It's a good thing you're enough.
01:15I wouldn't advise you to become my rival.
01:22I would give my life, Your Imperial Majesty,
01:24if the woman I adore were not so far removed from the end station.
01:27The woman you adore is quite close to you, isn't she?
01:40I think I have weapons that are far more powerful than any political machine.
01:52There is no empire. There is only an empress.
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