Nicholas and Alexandra ( Nicholas & Alexandra )

Nicholas and Alexandra (Blu-Ray) (*)

$22.99

Alternate Title: Nicholas & Alexandra
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
189 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Franklin J. Schaffner

Written By:
Edward Bond
James Goldman

Actors:
Michael Jayston ..... Nicholas
Janet Suzman ..... Alexandra
Roderic Noble ..... Alexis
Ania Marson ..... Olga
Lynne Frederick ..... Tatiana
Candace Glendenning ..... Marie
Fiona Fullerton ..... Anastasia
Harry Andrews ..... Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
Irene Worth ..... The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
Tom Baker ..... Rasputin
Jack Hawkins ..... Count Fredericks
Timothy West ..... Dr. Botkin
Katherine Schofield ..... Tegleva
Jean-Claude Drouot ..... Gilliard
John Hallam ..... Nagorny

Synopsis:

Epic tale of the last years of Russia's Romanov dynasty, from the birth of Prince Alexis in 1904 until the family's execution in 1918. The Romanovs are absolute rulers, among the last of their kind in Europe, living in luxury while the vast majority of Russians live in absolute poverty. Russia is also involved in a costly war with Japan over the Korean peninsula and the Czar rejects all recommendations that he bring the war to an end. Moderate reformers argue in favor of a constitutional monarchy as is found in the United Kingdom but Nicholas will hear nothing of it, continuing his father's harsh policies and retaining absolute control. Revolutionaries abound and the rise of the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky, slowly begin to gain an advantage. The Czar's decision, against advice, to authorize a general mobilization in 1914 leads to the disaster (for them) of World War I on the front and the Czarina's insistence on relying on Father Gregori, aka Rasputin, for advice further alienates the family from those who nominally support them. With the Russian people starving and general strikes spreading across the country, the Czar is forced to abdicate. Before the year is out the Bolsheviks will be in power and the Romanovs in custody. The entire family - the Czar, Czarina, four daughters and one son - were executed in July 1918.

The tragic story of Nicholas II, 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, their daughters, their only son and the painful secret about their son and heir apparent which bound the Imperial Couple to the mystical Rasputin, and the eventual execution of the entire family.

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

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