The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)

6.3/10 87 min Documentary History

Overview

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

Cast

Alexei Brusilov

Self (Consults with Another Officer) (archive footage)

Grand Duchess Anastasia

Self (archive footage)

Iliodor

Self (Monk, Rasputin's Rival) (archive footage) (as Illiodor)

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

Self (archive footage)

Alexander Kerensky

Self (Doffs Fur Hat, Shakes Hands of Soldiers) (archive footage)

King George V of the United Kingdom

Self (in Ceremonial Carriage, Not Visible) (archive footage)

Alexander Kolchak

Self (Aboard Ship) (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

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