The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)

Падение династии Романовых

A compilation of newsreels shot between 1913 and 1917 - the years leading up to the Russian Revolution.

Date of release

1927-03-11

TMDB

6.3 / 10 (21)

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Documentary, History

Director

Esfir Shub

Casting

• Mikhail Alekseyev — Self (with Tsar Nicholas) (archive footage)
• Alexei Brusilov — Self (Consults with Another Officer) (archive footage)
• Nikolai Chkheidze — Self (Chairman, 1st Session, Petrograd Soviet) (archive footage)
• Emperor Franz Josef — Self (Reviews Troops) (archive footage)
• Vera Figner — Self (People's Will Party, in Open Car) (archive footage)
• Grand Duchess Anastasia — Self (archive footage)
• Grand Duchess Marie — Self (archive footage)
• Grand Duchess Olga — Self (archive footage)
• Grand Duchess Tatiana — Self (archive footage)
• Aleksandr Guchkov — Self (archive footage)
• Iliodor — Self (Monk, Rasputin's Rival) (archive footage) (as Illiodor)
• Aleksandr Izvolsky — Self (Ambassador to France, Gets in Carriage) (archive footage)

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