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  • Fall of Eagles The Last Tsar (Season 1, Episode 5)
  • TV Episode | Drama, History, War

Fall of Eagles

The Last Tsar (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Drama, History, War

The young Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia finds the idea of succeeding his father an absolute nightmare and spends most of his time trying to forget the matter by amusing himself with his friends and his mistress, the prima ballerina Mathilde...See moreThe young Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia finds the idea of succeeding his father an absolute nightmare and spends most of his time trying to forget the matter by amusing himself with his friends and his mistress, the prima ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska. As the reaches the age of 26, his parents decide that he must marry and the Tsarevich reluctantly agrees to the idea only on condition that he can marry the German princess Alexandra of Hesse. Despite his parents' strong disapproval of Alexandra, Nicholas proceeds to propose to her at the wedding of her brother Ernest in Coburg. Meanwhile, in another part of Russia, Nadezhda Krupskaya meets Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, a man who would later become better known as Lenin, for the very first time. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Writer
John Elliot (creator)
Producer
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Status
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Updated Apr 12, 1974

Release date
Apr 12, 1974 (United Kingdom)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Gayle Hunnicutt
Tsarina Alexandra Tsarina Alexandra   See fewer
Charles Kay
Tsar Nicholas II Tsar Nicholas II   See fewer
Barry Foster
Wilhelm Wilhelm   See fewer
Patrick Stewart
Ulyanov (Lenin) Ulyanov (Lenin)   See fewer
Lynn Farleigh
Nadezhda Krupskaya Nadezhda Krupskaya   See fewer
Jan Francis
Kschessinska Kschessinska   See fewer
Ursula Howells
Empress Maria Fyodorovna Empress Maria Fyodorovna   See fewer
Tony Jay
Tsar Alexander III Tsar Alexander III   See fewer
David Collings
Milyukov Milyukov   See fewer
Isla Blair
Grand Duchess Ella Grand Duchess Ella   See fewer
Robert Brown
Uncle Serge Uncle Serge   See fewer
John Nightingale
Cousin Serge Cousin Serge   See fewer
Howard Rawlinson
Constantin Constantin   See fewer
Mavis Edwards
Queen Victoria Queen Victoria   See fewer
Kevin Stoney
Father John Father John   See fewer
John Sanderson
Young Nicholas Young Nicholas   See fewer
Leila Hart
Singer Singer   See fewer
Michael Hordern
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Michael Kitchen
Trotsky (uncredited) Trotsky (uncredited)   See fewer
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