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The Fall of the Romanoffs is a american film of genre Drama directed by Herbert Brenon released in USA on 1 january 1918 with Alfred Hickman

The Fall of the Romanoffs (1918)

The Fall of the Romanoffs
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Released in USA 1 january 1918
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating66% 3.3034153.3034153.3034153.3034153.303415

The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917) is a lost silent film directed by Herbert Brenon. It was released only seven months after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917. This film is also notable for starring, Rasputin's rival, the monk Iliodor, as himself. Costars Nance O'Neil and Alfred Hickman were married from 1916 to Hickman's death in 1931. The film was shot in North Bergen, New Jersey, nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century.



^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8

^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Retrieved 2011-05-30.

Synopsis

The film takes place during the final days of Rasputin's influence on the Imperial Family shortly before the Russian Revolution.

Actors

Alfred Hickman

(Czar Nicholas II)Conway Tearle

(Prince Felix Yussepov)Nance O'Neil

(Czarina Alexandra)Edward Connelly

(Grigori Rasputin)Pauline Curley

(Princess Irena)Georges Deneubourg

(Kaiser Wilhelm II)
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