TY - GEN N2 - Catherine, a German princess, married the Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Because of his madness, she was able to seize the throne and become known as Catherine the Great. AB - Catherine, a German princess, married the Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Because of his madness, she was able to seize the throne and become known as Catherine the Great. T1 - The scarlet empress DA - c2001. CY - [Irvington, N.Y.] : AU - Zukor, Adolph, AU - Von Sternberg, Josef, AU - Dietrich, Marlene. AU - Lodge, John Davis, AU - Jaffe, Sam, AU - Dresser, Louise, AU - Smith, C. Aubrey AU - Catherine ET - RSDL dual-layer ed. VL - 109 CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - Criterion Collection, PP - [Irvington, N.Y.] : LA - Closed-captioned. PY - c2001. N1 - "Based on a diary of Catherine II." N1 - Originally released as motion picture in 1934. N1 - Widescreen; aspect ratio 1.33:1. N1 - Special features include luminous new digital transfer with restored image and sound, production stills, and lobby cards. N1 - Includes: The world of Josef von Sternberg (20 min.) / research, script, interview, Kevin Brownlow ; producer and director, Barrie Gavin ; BBC-TV. N1 - Written tribute to Von Sternberg by Jack Smith included in container insert. ID - 313933 SN - 1559409169 SN - 9781559409162 TI - The scarlet empress ER -