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Nicholas and Alexandra

Play trailer Poster for Nicholas and Alexandra PG,  1971,  3h 8m,  History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When Tsar Nicholas weds the German princess Alexandra, the marriage proves unpopular with the Russian people, a situation not improved when she has four daughters. When she finally bears a son, the infant's acute hemophilia can only be controlled by the powers of the fanatical monk Rasputin.
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Richard Combs Sight & Sound Feb 12, 2020
The saddest failure though is Schaffner's inability to find a real centre for the film, and so achieve the kind of precarious constellation of forces that has formed round his protagonists in the past. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Empire Magazine Jan 30, 2012
3/5
A lengthy, visually impressive period piece with little in the way of new material or fresh spins on history to distinguish it. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Jul 7, 2010
Sam Spiegel comes up with a rarity: the intimate epic, in telling the fascinating story of the downfall of the Romanovs. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall Examiner.com Jul 1, 2016
3/5
Opulent and well-acted, although fidelity to history is occasionally frayed. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Jan 30, 2012
3.5/4
While it remains a treat for the eyes, Nicholas and Alexandra suffers from the filmmakers' attempts to tell too much. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Feb 28, 2008
C+
This lavish but a bit stale and overlong epic about the tragic fate of Ruusia's last czar and his wife (well acted by Janet Suzman) was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Go to Full Review
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Rey W Oct 21, 2018 Great moments for little People
Draco M Sep 4, 2017 Nicolás y Alejandra [1971]
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Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

Michael Jayston

Nicholas

Janet Suzman

Alexandra

Tom Baker

Rasputin

Roderic Noble

Alexis

Harry Andrews

Grand Duke Nicholas

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Synopsis When Tsar Nicholas weds the German princess Alexandra, the marriage proves unpopular with the Russian people, a situation not improved when she has four daughters. When she finally bears a son, the infant's acute hemophilia can only be controlled by the powers of the fanatical monk Rasputin.
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Producer
Sam Spiegel
Screenwriter
James Goldman
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia
Rating
PG
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 13, 1971, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Runtime
3h 8m
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