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 (1)
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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
![Michael Jayston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/079/161079276_f7e8c3.jpg)
Michael Jayston
UK
Best movies:
Cromwell (1970)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie) - narrator
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Janet Suzman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280459_48d6db.jpg)
Janet Suzman
South Africa
Best movies:
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Lynne Frederick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/526/165526655_e091cd.jpg)
Lynne Frederick
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Roderic Noble
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Ania Marson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/079/161079198_1ac671.jpg)
Ania Marson
Poland
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Bad Timing (1980)
![Candace Glendenning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739550_cf44a9.jpg)
Candace Glendenning
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Horror of Snape Island (1972)
Satan's Slave (1976)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Irene Worth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307381_f9da93.jpg)
Irene Worth
USA
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Onegin (1999)
Fast Forward (1985)
![Tom Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812422_aa32e6.jpg)
Tom Baker
UK
Best movies:
Little Britain: Live (2006)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Doctor Who: Shada (1992)
![Jack Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099092_f90485.jpg)
Jack Hawkins
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
![John Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/696/158696098_b27b05.jpg)
![Laurence Olivier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653386_e9c43e.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Sleuth (1972)
Hamlet (1948)
![Michael Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505326_dbf968.jpg)
Michael Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The Browning Version (1951)
![Maurice Denham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762370_94bcaf.jpg)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Ralph Truman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271495_6700fd.jpg)
Ralph Truman
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Oliver Twist (1948)
El Cid (1961)
![John McEnery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886226_275b92.jpg)
John McEnery
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Othello (1965)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
![Brian Cox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269132_a9796e.jpg)
Brian Cox
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
Braveheart (1995)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - a.f.
![Stephen Greif](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274989_322c85.jpg)
Stephen Greif
UK
Best movies:
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
![Steven Berkoff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402345_2474c6.jpg)
Steven Berkoff
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
![Ian Holm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267498_be829e.jpg)
Ian Holm
UK
Best movies: