Franklin J. Schaffner was in the midst of a hot streak when he directed Nicholas and Alexandra in 1971. The previous year he won an Oscar for Patton. Two years before that he helmed the original ...

The Russian Revolution happened over 100 years ago, at the tail end of World War I. After centuries of being ruled by a sprawling empire governed by the Romanov family, combined with the devastating ...

This historical drama portrays the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, and his wife Alexandra. Their young son Alexei suffered from hemophilia, a key plot point influencing the family's decisions and ...

Do you remember observing Diana Spencer or more lately Kate Middleton on TV? If so, you will appreciate the sense of loss felt by earlier royals-watchers. At the start of the 20th century they ...