Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical movie.  It tells the story of the last Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra.

The movie was made 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.  It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Janet Suzman), Best Cinematography, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Picture.

Cast
Michael Jayston (Tsar Nicholas II)
Janet Suzman (Empress Alexandra)
Roderic Noble (Tsarevich Alexei)
Ania Marson (Grand Duchess Olga)
Lynne Frederick (Grand Duchess Tatiana)
Candace Glendenning (Grand Duchess Maria)
Fiona Fullerton (Grand Duchess Anastasia)
Laurence Olivier (Count Witte)
Harry Andrews (Grand Duke Nicholas)
Irene Worth (Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna)
Tom Baker (Grigori Rasputin)
Jack Hawkins (Count Fredericks)
Timothy West (Dr. Botkin)
Jean-Claude Drouot (Mr. Gilliard)
John Hallam (Nagorny)
Guy Rolfe (Dr. Fedorov)
John Wood (Colonel Kobylinsky)Eric Porter (Pyotr Stolypin)
Michael Redgrave (Sergei Sazanov)
Maurice Denham (Vladimir Kokovtsov)
Ralph Truman (Rodzianko)
Gordon Gostelow (Guchkov)
John McEnery  (Alexander Kerensky)
Michael Bryant (Lenin)
Brian Cox (Trotsky)
James Hazeldine (Stalin)
Steven Berkoff (Pankratov)
Ian Holm (Commissar Yakovlev)
Alan Webb (Yurovsky)
Roy Dotrice (General Alexeiev)
Richard Warwick (Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia)
Alexander Knox (American Ambassador)
Curd Jürgens (German Consul)
Julian Glover (Georgy Gapon)

Soundtrack
This soundtrack was written by Richard Rodney Bennett.

 Overture (02:19)
 Nicholas and Alexandra (01:26)
 The Royal Children (01:23)
 The Palace (01:00)
 Sunshine Days (03:21)
 Alexandra (01:18)
 The Romanov Tercentenary (00:52)
 Lenin in Exile (01:21)
 The Princessess (02:20)
 The Breakthrough (02:35)
 The Declaration of War (02:55)
 Extracte (02:40)
 The Journey to the Front (01:02)
 Military March (02:40)
 Rasputin's Death (01:28)
 The People Revolt (01:19)
 Alexandra Alone (01:11)
 Farewells (02:30)
 Dancing in the Snow (01:11)
 Departure from Tobolsk (01:30)
 Elegy (01:38)
 Epilogue (01:50)

References

Category:1971 movies
Category:British biographical movies
Category:British historical movies
Category:1970s biographical movies
Category:1970s epic movies
Category:1970s historical movies
Category:Academy Award winning movies
Category:Movies about royalty
Category:Movies set in the 1910s
Category:Movies set in Saint Petersburg
Category:Movies set in Russia
Category:Movies set in Poland
Category:Movies set in palaces
Category:Movies directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Category:Columbia Pictures movies