Synopsis
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
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Cast
- Michael JaystonNicholas
- Janet SuzmanAlexandra
- Roderic NobleAlexis
- Ania MarsonOlga
- Lynne FrederickTatiana
- Candace GlendenningMarie
- Harry AndrewsGrand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
- Fiona FullertonAnastasia
- Katherine SchofieldTegleva
- Irene WorthThe Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
Sam Spiegel comes up with a rarity: the intimate epic, in telling the fascinating story of the downfall of the Romanovs. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
While it remains a treat for the eyes, NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA suffers from the filmmakers' attempts to tell too much. - 70
Chicago Reader
One of the best of a bad genre, Franklin J. Schaffner’s Sweeping Historical Romance manages some moderately intelligent historical observations amid its lavishly re-created period decor and the puppy-dog pathos of the two central characters (Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman). - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
The problem with "Nicholas and Alexandra" is that it considers the Russian Revolution from, in some ways, the least interesting perspective. - 60
The New York Times
The problem with "Nicholas and Alexandra" is not inflation, but deflation, the attempt to cram too big a picture into too small a frame. - 60
Empire
A lengthy, visually impressive period piece with little in the way of new material or fresh spins on history to distinguish it. - 60
The Guardian
Nicholas and Alexandra boasts terrific performances and gorgeous production design, but it's bloated and unwieldy. There is more history here than the film-makers know what to do with. - 50
Village Voice
The sobriety of the entire enterprise is ill-suited to the lurid period in history it represents. [23 Dec 1971, p.61]
