Kamera:
Arthur C. MillerMusik:
Alfred NewmanBesetzung:
Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Vincent Price, Mischa Auer, Sig Ruman, Vladimir Sokoloff, John Russell, Eva Gabor (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Catherine The Great had been portrayed by Mae West, Elizabeth Bergner, Marlene Dietrich, and Pola Negri. She lived to be 67 years old. Amazing, if we are to believe her amorous ways. Lubitsch was to have directed this, but he became ill and the reins were handed to Preminger, with Ernst looking over his shoulder and making sure that Otto's customary heavy hand was somewhat lightened. The ancient Biro/Lengyel play "Czarina," which had been used as the basis for other movies about the Russian queen, was adapted this time by Mayer and Frank, veteran screenwriters who knew what they were doing. To Bankhead's St. Petersburg castle comes William Eythe, a young cavalry officer who has ridden for days to tell her of a coup planned by two generals. Eythe admits that he has plenty of energy left despite the travel, so Bankhead requests that he return later that night for a "private interview." Eythe is handsome, albeit a bit sappy, but he must have some ability in the lovemaking department, because his rise to the rank of general is rapid. Eythe is soon in love with Baxter, a virginal woman who is a lady in waiting. Bankhead falls hard for Eythe, and, when she learns that he is affianced to Baxter, the young woman is sent away. Eythe is heartbroken but still owes allegiance to his queen, so he helps overcome the plot to dethrone her. Bankhead is so happy at what he's done, she allows Eythe and Baxter to reunite while she finds new thrills in the arms of Price, the French ambassador. With all of the sleeping around Bankhead does, it's a wonder any state business ever got done in the years when Catherine was Great. Lubitsch had filmed this as FORBIDDEN PARADISE in 1924. (Verleiher-Text)
(mehr)Besetzung
Tallulah Bankhead
USA
Beste Filme:
Das Rettungsboot (1944)
Das düstere Haus (1965)
Charles Coburn
USA
Beste Filme:
Der große Edison (1940)
Rhapsodie in Blau (1945)
Kings Row (1942)
Anne Baxter
USA
Beste Filme:
Alles über Eva (1950)
East of Eden (1981) (Serie)
Die zehn Gebote (1956)
William Eythe
USA
Beste Filme:
Das Lied von Bernadette (1943)
Ritt zum Ox-Bow (1942)
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Vincent Price
USA
Beste Filme:
Michael Jackson - HIStory Greatest Video Hits (1995) (Videokompilation)
Edward mit den Scherenhänden (1990)
Schlüssel zum Himmelreich (1944)
Mischa Auer
Russisches Kaiserreich
Beste Filme:
L'Impossible Monsieur Pipelet (1955)
In der Hölle ist der Teufel los (1941)
Der große Bluff (1939)
Sig Ruman
Deutsches Reich
Beste Filme:
Love Crazy (1941)
Sein oder Nichtsein (1942)
Eins, zwei, drei (1961)
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russisches Kaiserreich
Beste Filme:
Die glorreichen Sieben (1960)
Love Crazy (1941)
Strasse der Versuchung (1945)
John Russell
USA
Beste Filme:
Mr. Smith geht nach Washington (1939)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Der Texaner (1976)
Eva Gabor
Ungarn
Beste Filme:
Princess Academy, The (1987)
Aristocats (1970)
Bernard und Bianca - Die Mäusepolizei (1977)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Russisches Kaiserreich
Beste Filme:
Der Name der Rose (1986)
Der innere Kreis (1991)
Triumphbogen (1948)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Österreich-Ungarn
Beste Filme:
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Berüchtigt (1946)
Ludwig II (1973)
Wilton Graff
USA
Beste Filme:
Vincent van Gogh - Ein Leben in Leidenschaft (1956)
Der Zwang zum Bösen (1959)
Tabu der Gerechten (1947)
Donald Douglas
Großbritannien
Beste Filme:
Der große Edison (1940)
Einsatz im Nordatlantik (1943)
Gilda (1946)
Henry Victor
Großbritannien
Beste Filme:
Sein oder Nichtsein (1942)
Freaks - Mißgestaltete (1932)
Tödlicher Sturm (1940)
Egon Brecher
Österreich-Ungarn
Beste Filme:
Rebecca (1940)
Kings Row (1942)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Sam Savitsky
Russisches Kaiserreich
Beste Filme:
Rhapsodie in Blau (1945)
Der Herr der Silberminen (1948)
The Last Command (1928)
Mikhail Rasumny
Russisches Kaiserreich
Beste Filme:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (Serie)
Anna und der König von Siam (1946)
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Harry Carter
USA
Beste Filme:
Laura (1944)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Polizei greift ein (1953)
Fred Nurney
USA
Beste Filme:
Song of Love (1947)
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)
Brief einer Unbekannten (1948)