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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Eva Gerberding
Director, Writer
André Schäfer
Director
Anja Theismann
Editor
Bernd Meiners
Director of Photography
Anna Steuber
Producer
Chris Glade
Sound Mixer
Xenia Ablez
Sound Engineer
Ludmila Rumina
Sound Engineer
Ritchie Staringer
Original Music Composer
Oliver Bätz
Production Director
Marianne Schäfer
Delegated Producer
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