The Scarlet Empress (1934)

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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

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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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