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A Royal Scandal, also known as Czarina, is a 1945 American comedy-drama film directed by Otto Preminger, produced by Ernst Lubitsch. about the lovelife of Russian empress Catherine the Great. It stars Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter and William Eythe.
In 18th century Russia, a naive and idealistic lieutenant, Alexei Chernoff, deserts his unit and rushes to the Imperial Palace to warn Empress Catherine the Great of great dangers. Lieutenant Chernoff's fiancée, Countess Anna, is one of the ladies-in-waiting of the Empress.
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- Comedy, Drama, History
- Otto Preminger, Ernst Lubitsch
- 1945-10-01
Oct 10, 1997 · A Royal Scandal: Directed by Sheree Folkson. With Richard E. Grant, Susan Lynch, Michael Kitchen, Denis Lawson. Drama about the matrimonial disaster that took place 200 years ago between George, Prince of Wales and his wife Caroline of Brunswick.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Sheree Folkson
- 1997-10-10
A Royal Scandal is a 1996 British television docudrama produced and directed by Sheree Folkson. The teleplay by Stanley Price focuses on the ill-fated marriage of George IV and Duchess Caroline of Brunswick.
A Royal Scandal. Film, 1945. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch – Otto Preminger.Audio: English. Subtitles: English.A very irreverent, satiric, and witty comedy, ...
- 90 min
- 1493
- old_45
A Royal Scandal (1945) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 34m 1945. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her. Cast & Crew. Read More. Otto Preminger. Director. Tallulah Bankhead. Catherine the Great, the czarina. Charles Coburn.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Ernst Lubitsch was the original director for A Royal Scandal, but illness forced him to bow out; his replacement was Otto Preminger, who did his utmost to retain the "Lubitsch touch."
