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Nicholas and Alexandra ()

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Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
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Nicholas
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Alexandra
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Alexis
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Olga
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Tatiana
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Marie
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Anastasia
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Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
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The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
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Rasputin
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Count Fredericks
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Dr. Botkin
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Tegleva
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Gilliard
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Nagorny
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Dr. Fedorov
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Col. Kobylinsky
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Count Witte
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Stolypin
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Sazonov
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Kokovtsov
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Rodzianko
Gordon Gostelow ...
Guchkov
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Kerensky
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Lenin
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Mme. Krupskaya
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Trotsky
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Stalin
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Martov
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Pankratov
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Yakovlev
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Yurovsky
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Avadeyev
David Giles ...
Goloshchekin
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General Alexeiev
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Prince Yusupov
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Grand Duke Dmitry
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Dr. Lazovert
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The American Ambassador
Ralph Neville ...
The British Ambassador
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The French Ambassador
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The German Consul (as Curt Jurgens)
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Gapon
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Petya
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Sonya
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Col. Voikov
Alan Dalton ...
Flautist
David Baxter ...
Young Bolshevik
Penny Sugg ...
Young Opera Singer
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Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Ann Barrass ...
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Gate Guard at Palace (uncredited)
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Minister Reporting to Grand Duke Nicholas (uncredited)
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Count Fredericks (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Franklin J. Schaffner

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Robert K. Massie ... (book)
 
Edward Bond ... (additional dialogue)
 
James Goldman ... (screenplay)

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Andrew Donally ... associate producer
Sam Spiegel ... producer

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Richard Rodney Bennett

Cinematography by

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Freddie Young ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ernest Walter

Editorial Department

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John Grover ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Maude Spector

Production Design by

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John Box

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Ernest Archer
Jack Maxsted
Gil Parrondo

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Emilio Ardura ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Yvonne Blake

Makeup Department

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A.G. Scott ... hairdresser
Neville Smallwood ... makeup artist
José Quetglás ... makeup assistant (uncredited)
José Antonio Sánchez ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Paquita Trench ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Luis Roberts ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Box ... second unit director
José López Rodero ... assistant director (as Jose Lopez Rodero)
Robert Stein ... second assistant director
Miguel Gil ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

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Vernon Dixon ... set dresser
Eddie Fowlie ... property master
Robert W. Laing ... assistant art director (as Bob Laing)
Alan Roderick-Jones ... assistant art director
Gus Walker ... construction manager (as Angus Walker)
Benjamín Fernández ... assistant art director (uncredited)
José García Donado ... props (uncredited)
Julián Martín ... painter (uncredited)
Peter Melrose ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Francisco Prósper ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Francisco Rodríguez Asensio ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Jacinto Soria ... plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gerry Humphreys ... sound recordist
Winston Ryder ... sound editor
George Stephenson ... sound recordist
Robin O'Donoghue ... assistant sound recordist (uncredited)

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Eddie Fowlie ... special effects
Fernando Pérez ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Pablo Pérez ... special effects coordinator (uncredited)

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Gerald Larn ... matte painter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Manuel Berenguer ... second unit cameraman
Ernest Day ... camera operator
Trevor Coop ... clapper loader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Betty Adamson ... wardrobe supervisor
Antonio Castillo ... costumes: "Alexandra" & "Marie Fedorovna"
Anthony Powell ... costumes: second unit
John Wilson-Apperson ... wardrobe supervisor

Music Department

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Marcus Dods ... conductor
Christopher Gunning ... additional music: arranged and conducted by

Script and Continuity Department

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Phyllis Crocker ... continuity

Additional Crew

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David Giles ... dialogue co-ordinator
John Mollo ... uniform and military adviser
Sam Spiegel ... presenter
Patrick Isherwood ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

The tragic story of Nicholas II (Michael Jayston), the last Czar of Russia, set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. It is an inside look into the private lives of Nicholas and his wife Alexandra (Janet Suzman), their daughters, their only son, and the painful secret about their son and heir apparent which bound the Imperial Couple to the mystical Grigori Rasputin (Tom Baker), and the eventual execution of the entire family. Written by Gailene Va. Holley

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Taglines ...is the story of the love that changed the world forever! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nicolas et Alexandra (France)
  • Nicolás y Alejandra (Spain)
  • Nicholas e Alexandra (Brazil)
  • Nicola e Alessandra (Italy)
  • Nikolai ja Aleksandra (Finland)
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Runtime
  • 183 min
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Budget $9,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Sir Laurence Olivier first suggested Tom Baker to be cast as Grigori Rasputin. Olivier was the director of the National Theatre in England; Baker was a member of the company. See more »
Goofs When the family is in the basement in the final scene, the Grand Duchesses' hairstyles are based on official photographs from 1914. In real life, when the Grand Duchesses were imprisoned, their heads were shaved due to illness. By the time they were killed in July 1918, their hair had grown to the napes of their necks. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Chapter 3: The Bomb (2012). See more »
Soundtracks Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 49 No. 4 See more »
Crazy Credits "By courtesy of the National Theatre of G.B." is written underneath Tom Baker and Laurence Olivier's names in the end credits. "By courtesy of the Royal Shakespeare Company" is written underneath Janet Suzman's name. See more »
Quotes Tsar Nicholas II: A strong man has no need of power, and a weak man is destroyed by it.
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