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Release Date: 1971

Cast: Fiona Fullerton, John Wood, Janet Suzman, Jean-Claude Drouot, Michael Jayston, Ian Holm, Candace Glendenning, Katherine Schofield, Irene Worth, Lynne Frederick, Guy Rolfe, Timothy West ...MORE

Cast: Fiona Fullerton, John Wood, Janet Suzman, Jean-Claude Drouot, Michael Jayston, Ian Holm, Candace Glendenning, Katherine Schofield, Irene Worth, Lynne Frederick, Guy Rolfe, Timothy West, Jack Hawkins, John Hallam, Ania Marson, Roderic Noble, Brian Cox, Harry Andrews, Tom Baker ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Biopic [Feature], War Film, Period Piece, Historical Epic, Epic, Drama Film, Historical Film, History, Biographical Film

Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of the last Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. The film was adapted by James Goldman from the book by Robert K. Massie. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, Vernon Dixon) and Best Costume Design, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Janet Suzman), Best Cinematography, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Picture. The story begins with... MORE

Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of the last Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. The film was adapted by James Goldman from the book by Robert K. Massie. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, Vernon Dixon) and Best Costume Design, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Janet Suzman), Best Cinematography, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Picture. The story begins with the birth of the Tsarevich Alexei in the opulent surroundings of the Imperial Court. The Russo-Japanese War is on and Tsar Nicholas (Michael Jayston) is warned by Count Witte (Laurence Olivier) and Grand Duke Nicholas (Harry Andrews) that the war is futile and costing too many lives. They also tell him that the Russian people want a representative government, health care, voting and workers' rights, but Nicholas wants to maintain the traditional autocracy left to him by his forefathers. Meanwhile, underground political parties led by Vladimir Lenin (Michael Bryant), Joseph Stalin (James LESS