| | Nicholas And Alexandra DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
This 189 minute DVD drama is a 1971 film. It is a true sto ry behind the fall of the last Russian Tsar, a weak ruler d estroyed because of his inability to say no to his wife. It contains a making of featurette from the original thea trical release and 14 minutes of never-before-seen on video segment. 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. The story of the final years of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra of Russia, and the revolution which turned their lives upside down, and changed the world. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design. A Sam Spiegel-Franklin J. Schaffner production.
Shot in Panavision; color by Eastmancolor.
Michael Redgrave's last screen appearance.
Janet Suzman was nominated for an Academy Award as "Best Actress" in her second major screen role; her film debut was "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" in 1970.
The original choices for the lead roles were Rex Harrison and Vanessa Redgrave.
Additional cast: Roderic Noble (Alexis), Ania Marson (Olga), Candace Glendenning (Marie), James Hazeldine (Josef Stalin), Gordon Kostelow (Guchkov), David Giles (Goloshchekin), Ralph Neville (British Ambassador Buchanan), John Forbes Robertson (Colonel Volkov), Alan Dalton (Flautist), David Baxter (Young Bolshevik). Nicholas And Alexandra Quotes/Excerpts: "Trotsky, you've been avoiding me!" -- Lenin (Michael Bryant)
Nicholas And Alexandra | List Price | $19.94 (You save $6.39) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1971 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8592  | | CD Universe Part number | 1180716 | | Catalog number | 3295 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 27, 1999 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 189 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Mono Sound; Digitally Re-Mastered; Widescreen; Multiple Languages |
Nicholas And Alexandra Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Nicholas and Alexandra, a grand epic film
As a lover of epic historical films, this was a welcome addition to my DVD collection. I saw "Nicholas and Alexndra" when it was first released, but I have never seen it since then. It portrays the dramatic fall of Tsarism in Russia and the most cataclysmic event of the twentieth century---the Russian Revolution. There are strong performances by Michael Jayston (Nicholas) and Janet Suzman (Alexandra). Nicholas is shown to be a weak, but well intentioned ruler whose only aim was to hand autocratic rule to his son Alexis intact. Despite warnings from competent ministers, he was unable to change and adapt to the socio-political changes occurring in Russia. His passionate desire was to be a good family man and both he and Alexandra were in constant tension over their son, Alexis, who suffered from the "royal disease," haemophelia. From this pinnacle of power the family falls to become victims of the Bolshevik Revolution, victims in the true sense---they are viciously assassinated, the children and servants included, by order of the Ural Soviet. Because of the empathy the film viewer develops for Nicholas and his family, one has to ask "Why was this extreme necessary?" The film faithfully reminds us that personal values and morality pale before the crushing power of political change.
Submitted by Roger (Mount Vernon, OH) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Grand movie in old style
Great line-up of British actors in grand historical style movie! Just wonderful to see again! Sad that they dont make movies like this anymore.
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