The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)

Name: The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1927-03-11
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Mikhail Alekseyev, Alexei Brusilov, Nikolai Chkheidze, Emperor Franz Josef, Vera Figner

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

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Released 1927-03-11 · 87 min · Documentary, History

Directed by Esfir Shub

Cast

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