Assassin of the Tsar (1991)
Assassin of the Tsar (1991)
Obsessed with the past. Condemned to repeat it.
A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes that he is Yakov Yurovsky, the man who assassinated the last Russian tsar. In the course of their conversations it transpires that the patient is a kind of philosopher, not without a gift for suggestion. In a while the doctor himself falls under his patient’s influence: he tends to relive that fatal night of June 16-17, 1918 when, without any investigation or trial, Tsar Nicholas II, who had recently abdicated, was murdered, together with his wife, daughters and incurably ill heir. Soon the doctor realizes that the tragedy of the last Russian tsar is in part his own tragedy, too...

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Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy Oleg Yankovskiy As: Dr. Smirnov / Tsar Nicholas II
Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell As: Timofeyev / Yurovsky
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Armen Dzhigarkhanyan As: Александр Егорович
Yuriy Sherstnyov Yuriy Sherstnyov As: Kozlov
Olga Antonova Olga Antonova As: Tsarina Aleksandra
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Storyline

A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes that he is Yakov Yurovsky, the man who assassinated the last Russian tsar. In the course of their conversations it transpires that the patient is a kind of philosopher, not without a gift for suggestion. In a while the doctor himself falls under his patient’s influence: he tends to relive that fatal night of June 16-17, 1918 when, without any investigation or trial, Tsar Nicholas II, who had recently abdicated, was murdered, together with his wife, daughters and incurably ill heir. Soon the doctor realizes that the tragedy of the last Russian tsar is in part his own tragedy, too...


Tagline: Obsessed with the past. Condemned to repeat it.
Certification: 18

Details

Genres: History, Drama

Language: Pусский

Release Date: 02 October 1991

Country: SU, GB

Runtime: 98m

Company Credits

Company: Mosfilm, Spectator Entertainment International

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Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Dr. Smirnov / Tsar Nicholas II

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Timofeyev / Yurovsky

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Александр Егорович

Yuriy Sherstnyov

Yuriy Sherstnyov

Kozlov

Olga Antonova

Olga Antonova

Tsarina Aleksandra

Anzhela Ptashuk

Anzhela Ptashuk

Marina

Yevgeniya Kryukova

Yevgeniya Kryukova

Princess Tatyana

Anastasiya Nemolyaeva

Anastasiya Nemolyaeva

Nurse

Natalya Kishova

Natalya Kishova

Officer's Girlfriend

Givi Tokhadze

Givi Tokhadze

general

Yuri Belyayev

Yuri Belyayev

Alexander II

Albina Skarga

Albina Skarga

Venyamin Smekhov

Venyamin Smekhov

Andrey Kharybin

Andrey Kharybin

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

Anton Tabakov

Anton Tabakov

mental patient (uncredited)

Pavel Kornakov

Pavel Kornakov

Igor Maslov

Igor Maslov

officer (uncredited)

Vera Romanova

Vera Romanova

Directed By

Karen Shakhnazarov

Karen Shakhnazarov

Director

Larisa Makhlayeva

Larisa Makhlayeva

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Vladimir Dostal

Vladimir Dostal

Executive Producer

Benjamin Brahms

Benjamin Brahms

Executive Producer

Erik Waisberg

Erik Waisberg

Producer

Anthony Sloman

Anthony Sloman

Producer

Christopher Gawor

Christopher Gawor

Producer

Alexander Moody

Alexander Moody

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Vera Romanova

Vera Romanova

Costume Design

Sound

Vladislav Shut

Vladislav Shut

Original Music Composer

John Altman

John Altman

Original Music Composer

Igor Mayorov

Igor Mayorov

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Nikolay Nemolyaev

Nikolay Nemolyaev

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Aleksandr Petrov

Aleksandr Petrov

Set Designer

Lyudmila Kusakova

Lyudmila Kusakova

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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