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Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Born May 14, 1868 · Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died July 17, 1918 · aged 50
Czar Nicholas II, Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov, known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer, was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from November 1, 1894 until his abdication on March 15, 1917. During his reign, he gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted by his prime ministers. He advocated modernization based on foreign loans and close ties wi…
Known For
Guillaume II et Nicolas II à cheval · 1896Guillaume II et Nicolas II à cheval
1896
MovieDocumentary
Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau, Germany (nowadays Wroclaw, Poland).
Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court · 2016Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court
★ 5.82016
MovieDocumentaryHistory
St. Petersburg, Russia, December 30th, 1916. Grigori Rasputin is assassinated. The story of the humble peasant who became the most influential adviser to czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the last czar, Nicholas II Romanov.
I, Tintin · 1976I, Tintin
★ 5.31976
MovieDocumentary
The adventures of Hergé, or how Georges Remi created The Adventures of Tintin. Interviews, archive footage and animation clips tell the story of Tintin, which is the history of the 20th century.
Johnny Got His Gun · 1971Johnny Got His Gun
★ 7.51971
MovieWarDrama
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
The Man Mayakovsky · 1980The Man Mayakovsky
1980
MovieAnimationDocumentary
A satire on Soviet propaganda based on Mayakovsky's poems.
House of Romanov · 1992House of Romanov
★ 5.51992
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The documentary film dedicated to the life of Nicholas II and his family was edited from chronicle of 1896-1916 from the funds of The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive.
Halfway to Hell · 1953Halfway to Hell
★ 5.01953
MovieDocumentary
Documentary of war atrocities with newsreel footage of concentration camps.
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King · 2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
★ 8.12003
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.
Movies
Guillaume II et Nicolas II à cheval · 1896Guillaume II et Nicolas II à cheval
1896
MovieDocumentary
Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau, Germany (nowadays Wroclaw, Poland).
Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court · 2016Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court
★ 5.82016
MovieDocumentaryHistory
St. Petersburg, Russia, December 30th, 1916. Grigori Rasputin is assassinated. The story of the humble peasant who became the most influential adviser to czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the last czar, Nicholas II Romanov.
I, Tintin · 1976I, Tintin
★ 5.31976
MovieDocumentary
The adventures of Hergé, or how Georges Remi created The Adventures of Tintin. Interviews, archive footage and animation clips tell the story of Tintin, which is the history of the 20th century.
Johnny Got His Gun · 1971Johnny Got His Gun
★ 7.51971
MovieWarDrama
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
The Man Mayakovsky · 1980The Man Mayakovsky
1980
MovieAnimationDocumentary
A satire on Soviet propaganda based on Mayakovsky's poems.
House of Romanov · 1992House of Romanov
★ 5.51992
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The documentary film dedicated to the life of Nicholas II and his family was edited from chronicle of 1896-1916 from the funds of The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive.
Halfway to Hell · 1953Halfway to Hell
★ 5.01953
MovieDocumentary
Documentary of war atrocities with newsreel footage of concentration camps.
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King · 2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
★ 8.12003
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.
Scenes at Balmoral · 1896Scenes at Balmoral
★ 3.31896
MovieDocumentary
Queen Victoria and family experience the new 'cinematograph process'.
Hänen Majesteettinsa Keisarin käynti Helsingissä · 1915Hänen Majesteettinsa Keisarin käynti Helsingissä
1915
MovieDocumentary
Visit of Russian Emperor Nicholas II to Helsinki on March 10, 1915: including arrival and reception at Helsinki railway station, visit to Uspenski and Nikolai churches, drive to the castle, visit to Suomenlinna.
Paris 1900 · 1948Paris 1900
★ 5.71948
MovieDocumentary
Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maurice Chevalier.
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle · 2021The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
★ 4.02021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution · 2017Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution
★ 7.52017
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, is remembered as the instigator of the October Revolution of 1917 and, therefore, as one of the men who changed the shape of the world at that time and forever, but perhaps the actual events happened in a way different from that narrated in the history books…
The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars · 2013The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
★ 6.22013
MovieDocumentaryHistory
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.
The Guns of August · 1964The Guns of August
★ 8.01964
MovieDocumentary
Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
Tsar to Lenin · 1937Tsar to Lenin
★ 6.51937
MovieDocumentary
A documentary film account of the Russian Revolution, based on archival footage.
The Fight For Peace · 1939The Fight For Peace
★ 9.01939
MovieDocumentaryWar
A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.
Story of the Unknown Soldier · 1932Story of the Unknown Soldier
★ 8.31932
MovieDocumentary
Built from 1928 newsreels—the year 60 nations vowed to outlaw war—Storck’s razor-edged montage mocks the era’s self-congratulation by cross-cutting speeches and parades with portents of renewed violence: nationalism, colonial repression, police brutality. Slow-motion collapsing chimneys and the exhumation of an “unknown soldier” give the satire its sting.
Scene from the Coronation of the Czar of Russia · 1896Scene from the Coronation of the Czar of Russia
★ 6.11896
MovieDocumentary
100 seconds-long six-scene footage consisting of selected coronation ceremonies of the Russian Tsar (Emperor) Nicholas II. Shows distinguished guests entering a carriage, parade of troops and carriages, Nicholas II and his wife empress Alexandra Feodorovna descending the Kremlin Red Staircase, procession of the newly crowned Emperor and his wife under the baldacchino, guests from the Asian parts of the Russian Empire.
Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption · 1896Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption
★ 4.21896
MovieDocumentary
Filmed during the coronation ceremonies of Nicholas II in Moscow in 1896, this short by Lumière operator Francis Doublier shows the imperial procession approaching the Cathedral of the Assumption in the Kremlin. As the crowd advances, a company of guards escorts the imperial dais while the Tsar and Tsarina make their way into the church. An early actuality offering rare moving-image documentation of a major royal ritual.
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty · 1927The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
★ 6.31927
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A compilation of newsreels shot between 1913 and 1917 - the years leading up to the Russian Revolution.
Cherbourg: Entrée des souverains russes et du président de la République sous le hall · 1896Cherbourg: Entrée des souverains russes et du président de la République sous le hall
★ 4.21896
MovieDocumentary
Sovereign Nicholas II, Alexandra Feodorovna and President Félix Faure, walking by, followed by their respective escorts.
Paris: Les souverains russes et le président de la République aux Champs-Élysées · 1896Paris: Les souverains russes et le président de la République aux Champs-Élysées
★ 4.91896
MovieDocumentary
Russian sovereign Nicholas II and Alexandra Fiodorovna, and President Felix Faure, parading down the Champs-Elysées in a carriage, followed by horsemen.
Les souverains et les invités se rendant au sacre (escalier rouge) · 1896Les souverains et les invités se rendant au sacre (escalier rouge)
★ 4.51896
MovieDocumentary
Sovereign Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna and their suite slowly walk down a staircase, preceded by a company of cuirassiers.
TV Shows
The UnXplained · 2019The UnXplained
★ 6.72019
SeriesDocumentary
Explore the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries. Each episode features compelling contributions from scientists, historians, witnesses and experiencers—each seeking to shed light on how the seemingly impossible actually can happen.
Apocalypse: World War I · 2014Apocalypse: World War I
★ 7.72014
SeriesDocumentary
Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.
Doomsday: World War I · 2012Doomsday: World War I
★ 7.32012
SeriesDocumentary
The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?