Directed by:
Franklin J. SchaffnerCinematography:
Freddie YoungComposer:
Richard Rodney BennettCast:
Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Lynne Frederick, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Candace Glendenning, Harry Andrews, Irene Worth, Tom Baker, Jack Hawkins, John Wood (more)Plots(1)
Russian Tsar Nicholas II (Michael Jayston) and his German wife Alexandra (Janet Suzman) are driven apart as personal and social circumstances conspire against them. Their only son is born a haemophiliac, and Alexandra becomes obsessed with faith healer Rasputin (Tom Baker). Meanwhile, World War One erupts, Russian society turns against the queen because she is German and the Bolsheviks attempt to take power. (Mediumrare Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Michael Jayston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/079/161079276_f7e8c3.jpg)
Michael Jayston
UK
Best movies:
Cromwell (1970)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie) - narrator
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Janet Suzman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280459_48d6db.jpg)
Janet Suzman
South Africa
Best movies:
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Lynne Frederick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/526/165526655_e091cd.jpg)
Lynne Frederick
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Roderic Noble
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Ania Marson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/079/161079198_1ac671.jpg)
Ania Marson
Poland
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Bad Timing (1980)
![Candace Glendenning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739550_cf44a9.jpg)
Candace Glendenning
UK
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Tower of Evil (1972)
Satan's Slave (1976)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Irene Worth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307381_f9da93.jpg)
Irene Worth
USA
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Onegin (1999)
Fast Forward (1985)
![Tom Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812422_aa32e6.jpg)
Tom Baker
UK
Best movies:
Little Britain: Live (2006)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Doctor Who: Shada (1992)
![Jack Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099092_f90485.jpg)
Jack Hawkins
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
![John Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/696/158696098_b27b05.jpg)
![Laurence Olivier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653386_e9c43e.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Sleuth (1972)
Hamlet (1948)
![Michael Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505326_dbf968.jpg)
Michael Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The Browning Version (1951)
![Maurice Denham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762370_94bcaf.jpg)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Ralph Truman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271495_6700fd.jpg)
Ralph Truman
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Oliver Twist (1948)
El Cid (1961)
![John McEnery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886226_275b92.jpg)
John McEnery
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Othello (1965)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
![Brian Cox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269132_a9796e.jpg)
Brian Cox
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
Braveheart (1995)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - a.f.
![Stephen Greif](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274989_322c85.jpg)
Stephen Greif
UK
Best movies:
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
![Steven Berkoff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402345_2474c6.jpg)
Steven Berkoff
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
![Ian Holm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267498_be829e.jpg)
Ian Holm
UK
Best movies: