Documentary ·History · Soviet Union · 1927 · 1h 27m

The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

Падение династии Романовых

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Director
Esfir Shub
Cast
Mikhail Alekseyev as Self (with Tsar Nicholas) (archive footage) Alexei Brusilov as Self (Consults with Another Officer) (archive footage) Nikolai Chkheidze as Self (Chairman, 1st Session, Petrograd Soviet) (archive footage) Emperor Franz Josef as Self (Reviews Troops) (archive footage) Vera Figner as Self (People's Will Party, in Open Car) (archive footage) Grand Duchess Anastasia as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Esfir Shub — Editor Esfir Shub — Writer
Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
archive footagewoman director
Key Collaborators
Esfir Shub Director Esfir Shub Editor Esfir Shub Writer
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