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The scarlett empress, directed by Josef von Sternberg ; Universal - [set]
The resource The scarlett empress, directed by Josef von Sternberg ; Universal - [set] represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library.
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Summary
  • Tasked by studio executives with finding the next great screen siren, visionary Hollywood director Josef Von Sternberg joined forces with rising German actor Marlene Dietrich, kicking off what would become one of the most legendary partnerships in cinema history
  • The spoiled princess Sophia Frederica is sent to Russia to marry the Grand Duke Peter, she is horrified to discover that her betrothed is a half-wit and her new home a macabre palace where depravity rules. Before long, however, she is initiated into the sadistic power politics that govern the court, paving the way for her transformation into the imperious libertine Catherine the Great
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  • eng
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Physical description
  • 1 DVD (ca. 104 min.), sound, black and white.
Specific material designation
  • videodisc
Isbn
  • 9781681434612
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