2. Michael Jayston Playing Real People - Tsar Nicholas II ('Nicholas and Alexandra', 1971) HD Clips

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Based on the book by Robert K. Massie. Starring Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Tom Baker, Laurence Olivier, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, Michael Bryant, Lynne Frederick, Candace Glendenning, Fiona Fullerton, Roderic Noble, Harry Andrews, Ania Marson,Timothy West, Irene Worth, Katherine Schofield, Jean-Claude Drouot, John Hallam, John Wood, John McEnery, Vivian Pickles, Brian Cox, Eric Porter, Michael Redgrave, James Hazeldine, Muarice Denham, Roy Dotrice, Alan Webb, Leon Lissek, Vernon Dobtcheff, Alexander Knox, Diana Quick, Julian Glover, Martin Potter, Jeremy Brett (uncredited), Richard Warwick, John Shrapnel.
Many Oscars, Golden Globes etc. nominations and wins.

[marymagmartha]

I'm not much of a Russian military historian; I do wish we were shown more of the reasoning behind his Abdication, Imprisonment and Execution. Maybe "Flashbacks" of all that Nicolas did/didn't do that led to his fate and the fate of his Family.
However, these scenes are pretty intense 🎭