Nicholas and Alexandra

This truly beautiful movie with considerable artistic value should not be watched for its historical accuracy or its lack of geographical precision. It is mainly a story about a marriage of two weak but lovable people who somehow should not... Full review

In the early twentieth century Nicholas Romanov is the Tsar of Russia, presiding over an empire from his palace in St Petersburg, and his wife Alexandra has just given birth to a son and heir. All is not well however;... Full review

I'm still trying to decide if NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRIA is a good film or a bad film . Truth be told it's a bit of both . Unfortunately I'm going to have a problem deciding if the bad overwhelms the... Full review

This is a beautifully filmed epic, but let me forewarn you that it's not always accurate (but then, few are). Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman excel as the doomed Imperial couple, whose love for each other and their children is... Full review

I have always been fascinated by Russia's last tsar and his family. I have literally read dozens of books as well as articles about them. This movie puts into perspective what I have known all along. I came across this... Full review

Young, I recall first seeing this in a cinema and understanding, even then, that it was intended to be a widescreen, blockbuster, historical costume drama. Filmed history is usually boring unless it's hyped up to be larger than life. Well,... Full review

At the time of it's release in December of 1971, "Nicholas and Alexandra" must have seemed like an anachronistic piece of film-making, especially when compared with fellow Best Picture Nominees, "A Clockwork Orange", "The French Connection" and "The Last Picture... Full review

It may have something to do with the fact that I was at Princeton at the same time as the screenwriter's hemophiliac son, but everyone seems to be falling over themselves in finding fault with this nearly perfect movie. Tom... Full review

When Robert Massie's monumental work, Nicholas and Alexandra, first came out in the last sixties, I was amazed he was able to get as much information as he did on a subject that Soviet Russia was petrified of. It became... Full review

Nicholas was King George V's cousin and Alexandra was Queen Victoria's granddaughter, so the casting of British actors Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman was a stroke of genius (and they are hardly "unknown" actors, at least in Britain). You actually... Full review

But this film is definitely not worthless, if you keep in perspective the conditions under which the film was made and under which the various versions of the film were subsequently marketed. Many may not be aware that this film was considered worthless in the Soviet Union after it was made and shelved for years. ... Full Review

Toward the end of " Nicholas and Alexandra ," we begin to realize that the movie epic has seen better and more stirring days. Still, the movie is ambitious and intelligent, and deserved better subjects. ... Full Review

Thirty minutes into the conversation, comes the assertion. "I don't believe in stars" says the interviewee, jumps down from the bed and locks himself into the bathroom. ... Full Article