Nicholas and Alexandra is a biographical film depicting the tragic
             tale of the fall of the last members of the Romanov dynasty. The film was
             directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and Released in 1971. Schaffner lets us
             take a look in to the glamorous and majestic lives of the Romanov family;
             while at the same time, we get to see the deplorable living conditions of
             the Russian people. Being a biographical film, it stays as historically
             accurate as possible. The film is three hours long with an intermission
             half way. The film starts in August 1904 with the birth of Alexei
             Nikolaevich, son of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna. At
             the same time, the Russo-Japanese war, in which the Russian Dynasty aims to
             take control of Manchurian and Korean territory to establish warm water
             ports, is taking place. We are soon introduced to Grigori Rasputin, a
             Russian orthodox Christian man, who is said to have healing powers. The
             Czarina seems to be charmed by Rasputin's interesting and mystic stories.
             Czar Nicholas II is often advised that people want changes and that they
             are angry, that they want a constitution and the right to vote for an
             elective duma, and that he should get out of the Russo-Japanese War. The
             Czar is convinced that the people love him and that he was placed as the
             Czar by God, and believes he will be victorious. Alexei is diagnosed with
             Hemophilia and the Czar and Czarina are told there is nothing the doctors
             can do for Alexei; The Czarina refuses to believe her son is doomed and she
             asks for Rasputin to be brought as she believes he can heal Alexei. The
             film also briefly introduces Lenin, Trotsky, and a young Stalin at what
             seems to be political party election. Bloody Sunday, the shooting of a
             crowd of thousands of peasant who wanted to deliver a petition to Czar
             Nicholas II is depicted. The Czar is told that people are talking about the
             Czarina having an affair with R...