UK,
1971, 183 min
(Special edition: 162 min)
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)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
This costume drama chronicles the decline and fall of the last Russian royal family, Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra -- from the birth of their hemophiliac son Alexis to the Bolshevik Revolution. Empress Alexandra becomes involved with the occultist Rasputin, who exerts great influence over her when she rules the country during her husband's absence in World War I. Convinced that her son will die without Rasputin's continued magical presence, she becomes increasingly beholden unto him. Then, events take a bloody dramatic turn, as popular unrest and the political maneuvering of Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky lead to the Russian uprising, and the end of the Romanov reign. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1972 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1972 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 1972 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1972 - Janet Suzman (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1972 - Freddie Young (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1972 - Richard Rodney Bennett (Best Original Dramatic Score)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1972 - Best Costume Design
- 1972 - Best Production Design
- 1972 - Janet Suzman (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Golden Globes
- 1972 - Tom Baker (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)