Nicholas and Alexandra
Summary:
Nicholas and Alexandra covers the rise and fall of the last of the Russian Romanovs. We first meet Czar Nicholas (Michael Jayston) and his German bride Alexandra (Janet Suzman) at their 1894 wedding. Though Nicholas is devoted to Alexandra, the Russian populace is less politely inclined to having a "foreigner" as their Czarina. Alexandra gains favor when she gives birth to... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Michael Jayston - (Nicholas II)
Janet Suzman - (Empress Alexandra)
Harry Andrews - (Grand Duke Nicholas)
Irene Worth - (Empress Dowager Marie Fedorovna)
Jack Hawkins - (Count Fredericks)
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Review:
In this 1971 Academy Award-winning film, the cinematography of Freddie Young contrasts the pomp and ceremony of the Russian court of Czar Nicholas II (Michael Jayston) and his beloved wife, Czarina Alexandra (Janet Suzman), with the misery and despair of the czar's poverty-stricken subjects. The result is a visual triumph that captur... Continue >>
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