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.

Nicholas and Alexandra
Directed by	Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by	James Goldman Robert K. Massie (book)
Produced by	Sam Spiegel
Starring	Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Ernest Walter
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Production company	Horizon Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	30 December 1971 (1971-12-30)
Running time	189 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.^[1]

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.

1. Overture (02:19)
2. Nicholas and Alexandra (01:26)
3. The Royal Children (01:23)
4. The Palace (01:00)
5. Sunshine Days (03:21)
6. Alexandra (01:18)
7. The Romanov Tercentenary (00:52)
8. Lenin in Exile (01:21)
9. The Princessess (02:20)
10. The Breakthrough (02:35)
11. The Declaration of War (02:55)
12. Extracte (02:40)
13. The Journey to the Front (01:02)
14. Military March (02:40)
15. Rasputin's Death (01:28)
16. The People Revolt (01:19)
17. Alexandra Alone (01:11)
18. Farewells (02:30)
19. Dancing in the Snow (01:11)
20. Departure from Tobolsk (01:30)
21. Elegy (01:38)
22. Epilogue (01:50)