---
title: 'Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
released: '1971-11-29'
runtime_minutes: 168
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nicholas-and-alexandra-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067483/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

1971 · 168 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. The film tells the story of the royal couple from 1904, through the First World War and the Russian Revolution, until their deaths in 1918.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Screenplay:** [James Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-goldman), [Edward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-bond)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Rodney Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-rodney-bennett)
- **Producer:** [Sam Spiegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-spiegel)
- **Editor:** [Ernest Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-walter)

## Cast

- [James Hazeldine](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hazeldine) as Joseph Stalin
- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff) as Dr. Stanislaus de Lazovert
- [Steven Berkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-berkoff) as Pankratov
- [David Giles](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-giles) as Filipp Goloshchyokin
- [Martin Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-potter) as Felix Yusupov
- [Jeremy Brett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-brett)
- [Janet Suzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-suzman) as Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
- [Michael Jayston](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jayston) as Nicholas II of Russia
- [Tom Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-baker) as Grigori Rasputin
- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier) as Sergei Witte
- [Leon Lissek](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-lissek) as Avadeyev
- [Fiona Fullerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/fiona-fullerton) as Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- [Guy Rolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-rolfe) as Sergey Fedorov
- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews) as Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
- [Timothy West](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-west) as Eugene Botkin

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