Fresh
Sam Spiegel comes up with a rarity: the intimate epic, in telling the fascinating story of the downfall of the Romanovs.
Variety Staff, Variety
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · 3h 9m · GP
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Franklin Schaffner
Overview
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Director and cast
- Franklin Schaffner Director
- Michael Jayston as Nicholas
- Janet Suzman as Alexandra
- Roderic Noble as Alexis
- Ania Marson as Olga
- Lynne Frederick as Tatiana
- Candance Glendenning as Marie
- Harry Andrews as Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
- Irene Worth as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
- Tom Baker as Rasputin
- Jack Hawkins as Count Fredericks
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Old-fashioned, overlong costume epic.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Rotten
One can be more or less hypnotized by the spectacle of their downfall, but it's difficult to be really moved by it.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
The problem with Nicholas and Alexandra is that it considers the Russian Revolution from, in some ways, the least interesting perspective.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
When James Goldman's script hits one of its frequent dead spots, Schaffner's camera is there to take up most of the slack with elegantly designed wide-screen compositions.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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