- Release Date: 1971
- Runtime: 183 min
- Genre: Biography, Drama, History
- Starring: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson ... see all
- Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
- Plot: The tragic story of Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia, set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. It is an inside look into the private lives of Nicholas... Read more
User Reviews
Dynasty - with a superior, intelligent script
Jul 05, 2006
manuel-pestalozzi - imdb.com
Jul 05, 2006manuel-pestalozzi - imdb.com
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
Impressive Period Piece Details The Fall Of Russian Royalty
Jul 17, 2005
ShootingShark - imdb.com
Jul 17, 2005ShootingShark - imdb.com
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
Fair Epic But Let Down By A Lack Of Narrative Drive
Mar 25, 2005
Theo Robertson - imdb.com
Mar 25, 2005Theo Robertson - imdb.com
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
Nicky And Alicky - Interesting Piece If Somewhat Flawed
Jan 05, 2005
Roseofsharon969 - imdb.com
Jan 05, 2005Roseofsharon969 - imdb.com
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
Great Movie..great acting!
Jul 14, 2004
clee7903 - imdb.com
Jul 14, 2004clee7903 - imdb.com
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
Holds up well
Jan 13, 2004
August1991 - imdb.com
Jan 13, 2004August1991 - imdb.com
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
Among the last of the "thinking man's epics" and one of the best.
Oct 05, 2002
GulyJimson - imdb.com
Oct 05, 2002GulyJimson - imdb.com
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
I do not understand the reservations
Aug 04, 2002
jbuck_919 - imdb.com
Aug 04, 2002jbuck_919 - imdb.com
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
The best so far on the Last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia.
Aug 01, 2002
Nicholas Martino - imdb.com
Aug 01, 2002Nicholas Martino - imdb.com
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
Wonderful!
Feb 11, 2001
Jodi Goldfinger - imdb.com
Feb 11, 2001Jodi Goldfinger - imdb.com
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
Critics Reviews
| Jul 26, 2008dearcinema.com
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
Chicago Sun-Times
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
News
Yusuf Islam's CD of musical numbers
msn.com –
2009-05-01
Yusuf Islam has revealed his new album will include songs from his upcoming musical Moonshadow. Roadsinger will feature four songs from the musical, which he hopes to stage in London later this year. ... Full Article
Cass' Interview with Nicholas Payton
3blackchicks.com –
2006-07-10
Louis Armstrong also said, "If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know." Well, of course, I had to ask Nick that very question. Interviewing sounds so formal because my conversation with Nick was more like two friends ... Full Article
N.J. museum plans Romanov exhibition
upi.com –
2004-09-22
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- More than 250 objects that belonged to Russia's last tsar and his family will be on display later this month at New Jersey's Newark Museum. ... Full Article
Even a film as long as this can only scratch the surface of its subject, the end of Imperial Russia and the rise of the revolution. ... Full Article
" The Public Eye " is a scandalously bad film, and it's dumb, dumb, dumb.Worse than that, it's boring.Sometimes a bad movie can just barely manage to redeem itself by its awfulness; we stay because of masochistic glee. ... Full Article
Um, Pete? what the hell are you talking about? Listen, the answer can be found on the IMDb. (and every review in the inferno contains a link to it) Also, since you didn't even tell me what movie you're talking... ... Full Article

Nicholas and Alexandra - I Was Born For You
Photos of the shooting of "Nicholas and Alexandra"
