Catherine The Great [Getty Images]

1934: Elisabeth Bergner (1898-1986) plays the title role in the Alexander Korda film 'Catherine The Great', based on the life of the Russian empress. The picture is alternatively titled 'The Rise of Catherine the Great', and was directed by Paul Czinner. (Photo by Tunbridge-Sedgwick Pictorial Press/Getty Images)

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