Directed by:
Franklin J. SchaffnerCinematography:
Freddie YoungComposer:
Richard Rodney BennettCast:
Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Lynne Frederick, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Candace Glendenning, Harry Andrews, Irene Worth, Tom Baker, Jack Hawkins, John Wood (more)Plots(1)
Russian Tsar Nicholas II (Michael Jayston) and his German wife Alexandra (Janet Suzman) are driven apart as personal and social circumstances conspire against them. Their only son is born a haemophiliac, and Alexandra becomes obsessed with faith healer Rasputin (Tom Baker). Meanwhile, World War One erupts, Russian society turns against the queen because she is German and the Bolsheviks attempt to take power. (Mediumrare Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Roy Dotrice
UK
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Martin Potter
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Fellini Satyricon (1969)
The Big Sleep (1978)
Alexander Knox
Canada
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Longest Day (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Curd Jürgens
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Artist in the Circus Dome: Clueless (1968)
Julian Glover
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Cry Freedom (1987)
John Shrapnel
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Diana Quick
UK
Best movies:
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
The Duellists (1977)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Jeremy Brett
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
Robin Askwith
UK
Best movies:
If.... (1968)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
U-571 (2000)
Fiona Fullerton
Nigeria
Best movies:
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
George Rigaud
Argentina
Best movies:
The Black Tulip (1964)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Grand Slam (1967)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Jean-Claude Drouot
Belgium
Best movies:
Le Bonheur (1965)
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Timothy West
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
Guy Rolfe
UK
Best movies:
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
King of Kings (1961)
Vivian Pickles
UK
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Alan Webb
UK
Best movies:
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
King Rat (1965)
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
John Hallam
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Frank Braña
Spain
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
John Forbes-Robertson
UK
Best movies:
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Cromwell (1970)