Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and produced by Sam Spiegel, from a screenplay by James Goldman and Edward Bond. It is based upon Robert K. Massie's 1967 biography of the last ruling Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (Michael Jayston), and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra (Janet Suzman). The film tells the story of the royal couple from from 1904, through the First World War and the Russian Revolution, until their deaths in 1918. The ensemble cast also features Tom Baker as Grigori Rasputin, Laurence Olivier as Sergei Witte, Harry Andrews as Nikolasha, Michael Redgrave as Sergey Sazonov, Michael Bryant as Vladimir Lenin, Brian Cox as Leon Trotsky, Ian Holm as Vasily Yakovlev, Vivian Pickles as Nadezhda Krupskaya, and Irene Worth as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna.