The Rise of Catherine the Great

Not too bad, but incredibly dull. Bergner is a void of charisma and unfit for the role and all of the plotting lacks dynamism. Doesn't hold a candle to The Scarlet Empress.

A British production about the power struggles between Peter III of Russia and his wife Catherine the Great with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Elisabeth Bergner in the roles. Can't say I was swept off my feet by this one. Dull and not enough ruthlessness. I quite liked Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in this and the costumes and sets where as elegant they could be, but the story just never gets as interesting as it should have been. Plus in a way Bergner never won me over as someone who could be powerful.