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.
Production
ARTE · ZDF · Florianfilm
Cast & Characters
Irina Sherbakova
Herself - Historian
Aleksandr Sokurov
Himself - Filmmaker
Viktor Yerofeyev
Himself - Writer
Paul Edward Kulikovsky
Himself - Descendant
Ludmila Kulikovsky
Herself - P. Kulikovsky's Wife
Julia Demidova
Herself - Peter and Paul Fortress Sub-director
Sergei Mironenko
Himself - Historian
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Himself (archive footage)
Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich
Himself (archive footage)
Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna
Herself (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Himself (archive footage)
Directors & Crew
Eva Gerberding
Director
André Schäfer
Director
Eva Gerberding
Writer
Anna Steuber
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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