Directed by:
Franklin J. SchaffnerCinematography:
Freddie YoungComposer:
Richard Rodney BennettCast:
Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Lynne Frederick, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Candace Glendenning, Harry Andrews, Irene Worth, Tom Baker, Jack Hawkins, John Wood (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
This costume drama chronicles the decline and fall of the last Russian royal family, Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra -- from the birth of their hemophiliac son Alexis to the Bolshevik Revolution. Empress Alexandra becomes involved with the occultist Rasputin, who exerts great influence over her when she rules the country during her husband's absence in World War I. Convinced that her son will die without Rasputin's continued magical presence, she becomes increasingly beholden unto him. Then, events take a bloody dramatic turn, as popular unrest and the political maneuvering of Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky lead to the Russian uprising, and the end of the Romanov reign. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Roy Dotrice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273945_60a151.jpg)
Roy Dotrice
UK
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Martin Potter
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Fellini Satyricon (1969)
The Big Sleep (1978)
![Alexander Knox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/441/164441529_babe8a.jpg)
Alexander Knox
Canada
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Longest Day (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
![Curd Jürgens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653265_e4fc73.jpg)
Curd Jürgens
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Artist in the Circus Dome: Clueless (1968)
![Julian Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271632_2a8d48.jpg)
Julian Glover
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Cry Freedom (1987)
![John Shrapnel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886425_62baa4.jpg)
John Shrapnel
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Diana Quick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188355_06b459.jpg)
Diana Quick
UK
Best movies:
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
The Duellists (1977)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Jeremy Brett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272436_a76718.jpg)
Jeremy Brett
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
Robin Askwith
UK
Best movies:
If.... (1968)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
U-571 (2000)
![Fiona Fullerton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280017_cec5c9.jpg)
Fiona Fullerton
Nigeria
Best movies:
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
![George Rigaud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465151_eb0b13.jpg)
George Rigaud
Argentina
Best movies:
The Black Tulip (1964)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Grand Slam (1967)
![Vernon Dobtcheff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494695_35970a.jpg)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Jean-Claude Drouot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247529_ecd231.jpg)
Jean-Claude Drouot
Belgium
Best movies:
Le Bonheur (1965)
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Timothy West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/191/160191182_b356ad.jpg)
Timothy West
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
![Guy Rolfe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/351/162351139_587316.jpg)
Guy Rolfe
UK
Best movies:
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
King of Kings (1961)
Vivian Pickles
UK
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Alan Webb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/366/160366932_6bf197.jpg)
Alan Webb
UK
Best movies:
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
King Rat (1965)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
![John Hallam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/413/160413989_657555.jpg)
John Hallam
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Frank Braña
Spain
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
![John Forbes-Robertson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/451/161451996_5dba6b.jpg)
John Forbes-Robertson
UK
Best movies:
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Cromwell (1970)