The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

Overview

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.

Directed by Eva Gerberding, André Schäfer

Top cast

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Irina Sherbakova

Herself - Historian

Aleksandr Sokurov

Himself - Filmmaker

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Viktor Yerofeyev

Himself - Writer

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Paul Edward Kulikovsky

Himself - Descendant

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Ludmila Kulikovsky

Herself - P. Kulikovsky's Wife

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Julia Demidova

Herself - Peter and Paul Fortress Sub-director

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Sergei Mironenko

Himself - Historian

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Himself (archive footage)

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Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich

Himself (archive footage)

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Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Herself (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin

Himself (archive footage)

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