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Casting

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Producer

Josef von Sternberg

Executive Producer

Emanuel Cohen

Writer

Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary

Director of Photography

Bert Glennon

Editor

Josef von Sternberg, Sam Winston

Art Direction

Josef von Sternberg, Hans Dreier

Costume Design

Travis Banton

Marlene Dietrich
Marlene DietrichPrincess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
John Lodge
John LodgeCount Alexei
Sam Jaffe
Sam JaffeGrand Duke Peter
Louise Dresser
Louise DresserEmpress Elizabeth Petrovna
C. Aubrey Smith
C. Aubrey SmithPrince August
Gavin Gordon
Gavin GordonCapt. Gregori Orloff
Olive Tell
Olive TellPrincess Johanna Elizabeth
Ruthelma Stevens
Ruthelma StevensCountess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Davison Clark
Davison ClarkArchimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope
Erville Alderson
Erville AldersonChancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Maria Riva
Maria RivaSophia as a Child
Jane Darwell
Jane DarwellMiss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van SloanHerr Wagner (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Akim TamiroffBit Part (uncredited)
Marie Wells
Marie Wells
Eric Alden
Eric Alden
Elinor Fair
Elinor Fair
Julanne Johnston
Julanne Johnston
?
Agnes Steele
Philip Sleeman
Philip Sleeman
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
?
Gerald Fielding
Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander
?
Nadine Beresford
?
Hal Boyer
James Burke
James Burke
John Davidson
John Davidson
George Davis
George Davis
?
Anna Duncan
?
May Foster
Ivan Linow
Ivan Linow
James A. Marcus
James A. Marcus
?
Eunice Murdock Moore
?
Patricia Patrick
Warner Richmond
Warner Richmond
Blanche Rose
Blanche Rose
?
Katherine Sabichi
?
Sam Savitsky
?
Dina Smirnova
?
Minnie Steele
?
Belle Stoddard
Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor
Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas
?
Bruce Warren
Leo White
Leo White
Harry Woods
Harry Woods