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Nicholas and Alexandra

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Historical drama starring Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman and Fiona Fullerton. An epic portrayal of the days leading up to the Russian Revolution and the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra. When their first son is discovered to be a haemophiliac, Alexandra turns to the monk Rasputin for help. Meanwhile, the Russian people grow dissatisfied with Nicholas's rule and his inability to keep their country out of the First World War.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

This sumptuous, if overlong, epic about the last days of the Russian Romanov dynasty, before the Bolsheviks executed Tsar Nicholas II and his family, shows the stretchmarks of too much padding, though Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman, as the Tsar and Tsarina, are a poignant reminder that a royal marriage can be both faithful and true. Adapted from the book by Robert K Massie, it overwhelms us with its detail, though Tom Baker is a lot of fun as the leering mystic Rasputin, and there are cameo appearances from Timothy West, Laurence Olivier and Michael Redgrave, among others. Master cameraman Freddie Young got an Oscar nomination for his gilt-edged photography, but it was the sterling art direction and costume design that were rewarded with statuettes.

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Cast

rolenameTsar Nicholas IIMichael JaystonEmpress AlexandraJanet SuzmanPrincess AnastasiaFiona FullertonRasputinTom BakerPrincess MarieCandace GlendenningPrincess TatianaLynne FrederickPrincess OlgaAnia MarsonPrince AlexisRoderic NobleGrand Duke NicholasHarry AndrewsThe Queen Mother Marie FedorovnaIrene WorthCount FredericksJack HawkinsCount WitteLaurence OlivierStolypinEric PorterLeninMichael BryantYakovlevIan HolmSazonovMichael RedgraveTrotskyBrian Cox (1)Dr BotkinTimothy WestKerenskyJohn McEneryStalinJames HazeldinePankratovSteven BerkoffGeneral AlexeievRoy DotriceAmerican ambassadorAlexander KnoxGerman consulCurt Jurgens

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rolenameDirectorFranklin J Schaffner

Details

Released on

1971-11-30

Languages

English | German | Russian | French

Guidance

Edited for violence / Some violence

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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