Michael Jayston,
Janet Suzman,
Harry Andrews,
Irene Worth,
Jack Hawkins
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Nicholas and Alexandra covers the rise and fall of the last of the Russian Romanovs. We first meet Czar Nicholas (Michael Jayston) and his German bride Alexandra (Janet Suzman) at their 1894 wedding. ... read more
DVD Release Date: August 24, 1999
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June 15, 2010Approrpriately stately, visually beautiful but pondrous version of the tragic story of the doomed Russian royal family. The acting for the most part is fine but the canvas of events is so large that even at the extensive length almost all other characters excepting the two leads ... read more
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March 25, 2007This is a superb film. "Nicholas and Alexandra" is about the last of the Russian Csars. Nicholas II is the Csar who rules Russia, but later on a revolution causes him to lose his rule. He and his family have to go to Siberia to wait and later on be executed. This film also stars ... read more
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April 20, 2006I've seen this completely only twice in my life, and this movie was one of the reasons I have a great interest in the Romanov family.
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July 7, 2010
Variety Staff, Variety
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times
One can be more or less hypnotized by the spectacle of their downfall, but it's difficult to be really moved by it. Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The problem with Nicholas and Alexandra is that it considers the Russian Revolution from, in some ways, the least interesting perspective. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
When James Goldman's script hits one of its frequent dead spots, Schaffner's camera is there to take up most of the slack with elegantly designed wide-screen compositions. Full Review
January 30, 2012
TV Guide's Movie Guide
While it remains a treat for the eyes, Nicholas and Alexandra suffers from the filmmakers' attempts to tell too much. Full Review
January 30, 2012
David Parkinson, Empire Magazine
A lengthy, visually impressive period piece with little in the way of new material or fresh spins on history to distinguish it. Full Review
February 28, 2008
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This lavish but a bit stale and overlong epic about the tragic fate of Ruusia's last czar and his wife (well acted by Janet Suzman) was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Full Review
April 19, 2005
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
Stodgy, but intermittently absorbing.
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