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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Drama.
Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Drama.
Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796 -- Drama.
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Drama.
Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Drama.
Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796 -- Drama.
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The
scarlet
empress
[videorecording (DVD)].
Criterion Collection, c2001.
Call #:
DVD SCA Dra
Subjects
Catherine II,
Empress
of Russia, 1729-1796.
Catherine II,
Empress
of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Drama.
Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Drama.
Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796 -- Drama.
Series
Criterion collection 109.
Video Difference legacy collection.
ISBN:
1559409169
Alternate title:
Josef
von
Sternberg
's The
scarlet
empress
[videorecording (DVD)]
World of
Josef
von
Sternberg
[videorecording (DVD)].
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
1 videodisc (104 min.) : Dolby digital mono. sd., b&w ; 12 cm. + 1 folded sheet insert.
Notes:
Based on a diary of Catherine II as arranged by Manuel Komroff.
Originally released as motion picture in 1934.
Special 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.
At head of title:
Josef
von
Sternberg
's.
Includes: The world of
Josef
von
Sternberg
(20 min.) / research, script, interview, Kevin Brownlow ; producer and director, Barrie Gavin ; BBC-TV.
Home use only.
English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Production:
A Paramount Picture ; Adolph Zukor presents ; directed by
Josef
von
Sternberg
.
Performers:
Marlene Dietrich with John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser and C. Aubrey Smith.
Summary:
"Filmmaker-svengali
Josef
von
Sternberg
escalates his obsession with screen legend Marlene Dietrich in this lavish depiction of sex and deceit in the 18th-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."--Container.
Genre:
Biographical films.
Period dramas.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Catherine II,
Empress
of Russia, 1729-1796. Mémoires de l'impératrice Catherine II. English.
Von
Sternberg
,
Josef
, 1894-1969.
Dietrich, Marlene.
Lodge, John Davis, 1903-1985.
Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984.
Dresser, Louise, 1878-1965.
Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Holds:
0
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Central Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD SCA Dra
Adult Dvds-7 Days-Adult Accompaniment
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