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The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

01 September 2013

Country

Germany

Cast

Irina Sherbakova

Irina Sherbakova

Herself - Historian

Aleksandr Sokurov

Aleksandr Sokurov

Himself - Filmmaker

Viktor Yerofeyev

Viktor Yerofeyev

Himself - Writer

Paul Edward Kulikovsky

Paul Edward Kulikovsky

Himself - Descendant

Ludmila Kulikovsky

Ludmila Kulikovsky

Herself - P. Kulikovsky's Wife

Julia Demidova

Julia Demidova

Herself - Peter and Paul Fortress Sub-director

Sergei Mironenko

Sergei Mironenko

Himself - Historian

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Himself (archive footage)

Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich

Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich

Himself (archive footage)

Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Herself (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Himself (archive footage)

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