Nicola e Alessandra

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Jack Hawkins had survived laryngeal cancer, and could only speak through an artificial voicebox. Rob [...]	D
The film takes place from August 12, 1904 to July 17, 1918.	D
At the end when the royal family is about to be executed, Anastasia keeps looking forward and has no [...]	D
Despite the massive critical and box-office success of Fronte del porto (1954), Il ponte sul fiume K [...]	D
Ian Holm, Michael Redgrave, Jack Hawkins and Laurence Olivier all previously appeared in Oh che bell [...]	D
Janet Suzman's debut.	D
Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, and Timothy West appeared in the first and final scenes of the movie.	D
Robert K. Massie, author of the source novel, was inspired to write about the last czar and his wife [...]	D
Julie Dawn Cole, Lesley Dunlop, Judi Bowker, Jenny Hanley, Jenny Agutter, Angela Pleasence, Shirley [...]	D
High-ranking Russian royals such as Nicholas' three then-surviving siblings Xenia, Michael and Olga [...]	D
The cast includes one Oscar winner, Sir Laurence Olivier, and three Oscar nominees: Janet Suzman, Ia [...]	D
Roderic Noble was chosen due to his resemblance to Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov. He later recalled, "I [...]	D
Ian Holm and Jack Hawkins had both previously played two of the world leaders shown in photos (with [...]	D
Director Franklin J. Schaffner noticed that the four young actresses playing the Grand Duchesses had [...]	D
Audrey Hepburn was considered to play Alexandra.	D
The only movie that year nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and not in any Best Motio [...]	D
Marlon Brando was considered for the role of Grigori Rasputin.	D
The director deliberately cast unfamiliar leads so the audience would focus on the storytelling.	D
The film's first line, spoken by Count Fredericks, is dubbed by an uncredited actor (Robert Rietty) [...]	D
Michael Jayston strongly resembled Tsar Nicholas II, but his voice is very different. Unlike Jayston [...]	D
In the film when the Great War starts, the leaders shown in photographs (with soundbites) are in ord [...]	D
According to the dialogue, Tsar Nicholas II is 36 years old at the start of the movie, in 1904, maki [...]	D
According to production notes, Laurence Olivier filmed his scenes in two days. He also didn't get to [...]	D
Curd JÃ¼rgens's character, Arthur Zimmermann, was responsible for sending the Zimmermann Telegram, [...]	D
Peter O'Toole was asked to play Grigori Rasputin, but turned it down.	D
Steven Berkoff, Julian Glover, and Curd JÃ¼rgens all played James Bond villains when Roger Moore p [...]	D
Yul Brynner actively sought the role of Grigori Rasputin.	D
Press reports during pre-production said that Rex Harrison and Vanessa Redgrave were to appear as th [...]	D
The director Franklin J. Schaffner and Laurence Olivier died only nine days apart: Schaffner on July [...]	D
Although Laurence Olivier later received two acting Oscar nominations, this is the final film he app [...]	D
John Wood later played Ptoyr Stolypin in Rasputin - Il demone nero (1996), which depicted many of th [...]	D
Franklin Schaffner's commitment to direct Nicholas and Alexandra prevented him from directing Beneat [...]	D
At a budget of over $11 million, this was the most expensive film of 1971, but it was a major box-of [...]	D
When Michael Jayston was asked about starring in the film at a con, he stated he had several misgivi [...]	D
Russia's then-capital city, St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd after WWI began (largely because 'S [...]	D
Despite having a featured, prominent role, Timothy West's name isn't on any of the posters.	D
Featured Janet Suzman's only Oscar nominated performance.	D
According to one White House source, then-U.S. President, Richard Nixon screened the film on Christm [...]	D
Lindsay Anderson was asked to direct.	D
Laurence Olivier first suggested Tom Baker to be cast as Grigori Rasputin. Olivier was the director [...]	D
In real life, Georgy Gapon, the priest whose protest march leads to the Bloody Sunday massacre, was [...]	D
When the film was made in 1970, the public still widely believed that the British government had ref [...]	D
Lynne Frederick and Janet Suzman later appeared in La nave dei dannati (1976), though they shared no [...]	D
Franklin J. Schaffner had Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Lynne Frederick [...]	D
George Stevens, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Anthony Harvey, and Charles Jarrott were all approached about [...]	D
Grace Kelly was offered the role of Alexandra, but turned it down.	D
The movie was a critical success, and got six Academy Award nominations, but it was a financial fail [...]	D
Ania Marson, who plays the eldest child, Olga, is just ten years younger than Janet Suzman and 14 ye [...]	D
Director Franklin J. Schaffner was so busy making this movie in Europe that he couldn't attend the A [...]	D
On July 17, 1998, the remains of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, daughters Olga, Tatiana, and [...]	D
A rare leading role for Michael Jayston in a theatrical movie. Coincidentally, Alexander Knox, who a [...]	D
This was the film debut for Brian Cox, John Shrapnel, and Janet Suzman. Suzman filmed A Day in the D [...]	D
Candace Glendenning, who plays Lynne Frederick's younger sister, was nearly a year older than Freder [...]	D
Lynne Frederick and Fiona Fullerton became close friends during production; Fullerton was one of 15 [...]	D
The movie could not be shown on television in the U.K. for many years because of a copyright problem [...]	D
Richard Burton was offered the role of Tsar Nicholas II. He declined due to personal problems.	D
James Goldman also wrote the mini-series Anastasia - L'ultima dei Romanov (1986).	D
Julie Christie turned down the role of Alexandra.	D
Janet Suzman's Best Actress Oscar nominated performance was the only one in the category in a Best P [...]	D
Roderic Noble grew 3-4 inches during filming. He later said, "It was just my growth spurt. They had [...]	D
Liv Ullmann screen tested with Michael Jayston for the role of Alexandra.	D
The movie includes many historical inaccuracies. When Robert K. Massie initially researched the sour [...]	D
Director Franklin J. Schaffner first considered his frequent lead actor, Charlton Heston for the lea [...]	D
Although it's Brian Cox's film debut, he rarely appeared in another theatrical film for the next 15 [...]	D

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