Mikołaj i Aleksandra
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Zrealizowana z niezwykłym rozmachem epicka opowieść o tragicznych losach ostatniego cara Rosji - Mikołaja II i jego rodziny. Przedstawia nam ich prywatne życie oraz tajemnicę łączącą ich Rasputinem.
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- Dan S Turpin12 lutego 2025There are historical epics that strive for grandeur and others that search for intimacy. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) somehow achieves both, weaving a deeply personal tragedy against the sweeping tides of revolution. Franklin J. Schaffner, fresh off Patton, directs with the confidence of a filmmaker who knows how to paint on an enormous canvas, yet never loses sight of the flawed, fragile souls at its center. At its heart, this is the story of a man and a woman—Nicholas II (Michael Jayston) and Alexandra (Janet Suzman)—caught in the relentless currents of history. Nicholas is not the tyrant the revolutionaries believe him to be, nor the hero his loyalists wish he were. He is, instead, a man out of his depth, clinging to the anachronistic belief that autocracy is divinely ordained. Alexandra, haunted by her son’s hemophilia and under the hypnotic influence of Rasputin (Tom Baker, in a mesmerizing performance), becomes an unwitting agent in her family's downfall. Schaffner doesn’t rush. The film takes its time—perhaps too much time—immersing us in the splendor and slow decay of the Romanov dynasty. The visuals are stunning, the performances nuanced, and the weight of impending doom never lifts. By the time we reach the inevitable, grim conclusion in that dimly lit basement in Yekaterinburg, we are less witnesses to history than reluctant mourners at the funeral of an era. Is it long? Yes. Is it occasionally self-indulgent? Perhaps. But Nicholas and Alexandra remains an engrossing, deeply human drama—a grand epic that never forgets the people who lived, loved, and lost within its pages.
Mikołaj i Aleksandra Trivia
Mikołaj i Aleksandra was released on 30 listopada 1971.
Mikołaj i Aleksandra was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
Mikołaj i Aleksandra has a runtime of 3 h 9 min.
Mikołaj i Aleksandra was produced by Sam Spiegel.
Zrealizowana z niezwykłym rozmachem epicka opowieść o tragicznych losach ostatniego cara Rosji - Mikołaja II i jego rodziny. Przedstawia nam ich prywatne życie oraz tajemnicę łączącą ich Rasputinem.
The key characters in Mikołaj i Aleksandra are Nicholas (Michael Jayston), Alexandra (Janet Suzman), Alexis (Roderic Noble).
Mikołaj i Aleksandra is rated PG.
Mikołaj i Aleksandra is a Dramat, Wojenny, Biography film.
Mikołaj i Aleksandra has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Mikołaj i Aleksandra had a budget of 9 mln USD.