The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

88 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 1, 2013

Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17th, 1917. Czar Nicholas II Romanov and his entire family are brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks. This tragic event puts an end to the long dynasty that had ruled the country with an iron hand since the coronation of Michael I Romanov in 1613.

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

88 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 1, 2013

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17th, 1917. Czar Nicholas II Romanov and his entire family are brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks. This tragic event puts an end to the long dynasty that had ruled the country with an iron hand since the coronation of Michael I Romanov in 1613.
Producers ARTE, Florianfilm, ZDF
Original title Die Romanows: Glanz und Untergang des Zarenreichs
Directors Eva Gerberding, André Schäfer
Writers Eva Gerberding

Cast

Irina Sherbakova

as Herself - Historian

Aleksandr Sokurov

as Himself - Filmmaker

Viktor Yerofeyev

as Himself - Writer

Paul Edward Kulikovsky

as Himself - Descendant

Ludmila Kulikovsky

as Herself - P. Kulikovsky's Wife

Julia Demidova

as Herself - Peter and Paul Fortress Sub-director

Sergei Mironenko

as Himself - Historian

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

as Himself (archive footage)

Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich

as Himself (archive footage)

Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

as Herself (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin

as Himself (archive footage)