Russian Tsars and the Romanov Family
by t-xy | created - 25 Sep 2016 | updated - 02 Jan 2021 | PublicBiographical and fictionalized films and TV productions about Russian Tsars and members of the Romanov family.
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1. Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman, Mikhail Nazvanov
Votes: 10,862
2. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
Not Rated | 88 min | Biography, Drama, History
As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov, Mikhail Zharov
Votes: 8,050
3. The Romanovs (2013)
60 min | History
This history of the Romanov dynasty, the family that ruled Russia from 1613 until the October Revolution of 1917.
Star: Ilya Sherbinin
Votes: 429
4. The Romanoffs (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Anthology of eight stories about people who believe themselves to be descendant of the Russian Royal family.
Stars: Diane Lane, JJ Feild, Aaron Eckhart, Louise Bourgoin
Votes: 6,470
5. Peter the Great (1986)
371 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of Peter I, Czar of Russia, from childhood in 1682 to the Great Northern War against Sweden during the 1700s.
Stars: Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif, Trevor Howard
Votes: 799
6. Peter the Great (2011– )
The tale of the 18th century Russian Tsar Peter the Great's demise.
Votes: 15
7. The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, History, Romance
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser
Votes: 7,234
8. Catherine the Great (1995 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.
Directors: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed
Votes: 1,348
9. Catherine the Great (2015–2024)
49 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
Stars: Yulia Snigir, Pavel Derevyanko, Viktoriya Agalakova, Mark Bogatyryov
Votes: 353
10. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
Straightforward biography of the Russian Empress, up to her assumption of the throne.
Directors: Paul Czinner, Alexander Korda | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier
Votes: 739
11. Catherine the Great (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
Drama documentary reconstructing the life and times of Catherine the Great of Russia.
Directors: Paul Burgess, John-Paul Davidson | Stars: Emily Bruni, Diana Dumbrava, Dan Chiriac, Claudiu Bleont
Votes: 170
12. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GP | 183 min | Biography, Drama, History
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson
Votes: 5,561 | Gross: $3.96M
13. Fall of Eagles (1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Votes: 667
14. Anastasia (1956)
Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 9,313
15. Great Catherine (1968)
G | 99 min | Comedy
Slapstick comedy based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. A stiff English officer, captain Charles Edstaston (Peter O'Toole), and his fiancée Claire arrive in St. Petersburg. Edstaston is ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Flemyng | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Zero Mostel, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 303
16.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Catherine II: Nuits blanches à Saint Petersbourg
(2009)
Biography, History
About the life of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg.
Director: David Jankowski | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Cyrille Boulay, Philippe Brenot, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
17.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Nicolas II, le dernier tsar de Russie
(2014)
Biography, History
About Nicholas II, the last Tsar of the Russian empire, and the end of the ill-fated Romanov dynasty.
Director: Antoine De Meaux | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Olga
18. Adorable Sinner (1959)
91 min | Drama
The Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help... See full summary »
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Romy Schneider, Curd Jürgens, Pierre Blanchar, Antoine Balpêtré
Votes: 478
19. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
TV-PG | 200 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
Story of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be Anastasia Romanov, the only "surviving" child of the last Czar and Czarina of Russia.
Stars: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy
Votes: 1,271
20. Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley (2016)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
British historian Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to investigate the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Janet Hartley, Simon Dixon, Sergei Bogatyrev
Votes: 1,114
21. Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya (2000)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918.
Director: Gleb Panfilov | Stars: Aleksandr Galibin, Lynda Bellingham, Vladimir Grachyov, Yuliya Novikova
Votes: 360
22. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History
In May 1913 the Romanov Dynasty celebrates its 300th anniversary at the Russian throne. The last emperor in the long line is Tsar Nicholas II. He rules over a country with huge social and ... See full summary »
Director: Esfir Shub | Stars: Mikhail Alekseyev, Alexei Brusilov, Nikolai Chkheidze, Emperor Franz Josef
Votes: 346
23. Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil (1976)
100 min | Musical, Romance
Loosely based on Peter the Great's Negro, Alexander Pushkin's unfinished novel based on his own great-grandfather, a black African brought to Russia.
Director: Aleksandr Mitta | Stars: Vladimir Vysotskiy, Aleksey Petrenko, Ivan Ryzhov, Irina Mazurkevich
Votes: 501
24. Peter the Great (1922)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Peter the Great, on becoming czar of Russia, using his knowledge of shipbuilding gained in a foreign country to establish a navy, and to be able to use the navy, provokes a war with Sweden,... See full summary »
Director: Dimitri Buchowetzki | Stars: Emil Jannings, Dagny Servaes, Bernhard Goetzke, Cordy Millowitsch
Votes: 8
25. Peter the First (1937)
96 min | Biography, Drama, History
A historical film about the life and state activities of Tsar Peter I, the reformer of Russia of the XVIII century, starting from the Battle of Narva in 1700 and ending with the adoption of the title of emperor by Peter the Great in 1721.
Director: Vladimir Petrov | Stars: Nikolai Simonov, Nikolay Cherkasov, Alla Tarasova, Mikhail Zharov
Votes: 239
26. The Romanovs' Last Photograph (2007)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama, History
The Romanovs' Last Photograph tells the story of the Romanov sisters, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, in the hours leading up to their execution in 1918. The girls share their hopes, ... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Faris King | Stars: Jessica Ammer, Marja-Lewis Ryan, Lidia Pearl, Suzanne Schmedding
Votes: 15
27.
Infamous Assassinations (2007– )
Episode:
The Assassination of Tsar Nicholas II - Ekaterinburg, 1918
(2007)
Documentary, Crime, History
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright | Stars: Robert Powell, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Tsar Nicholas II
28. Pyotr i Alexei (1919)
Film about he childhood of the Russian Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great) and the transition between the reign of his father Alexei and his own.
Director: Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky | Star: Leonid Leonidov
29. The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917)
Passed | 80 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of the Russian revolution and the influence upon the Russian royal family of the famous "mad monk," Rasputin.
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Edward Connelly, Iliodor, Alfred Hickman, Conway Tearle
Votes: 28
30. Rasputin (1996 TV Movie)
R | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
HBO biopic about the infamous "mad monk" Rasputin from the court of Czar Nicholas II in Russia.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellen, David Warner
Votes: 3,979
31. Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Not Rated | 91 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
Thrown out of his monastery for licentious and drunken behavior, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg in pursuit of wealth and prestige. He soon gains influence at court with his powers of healing and of hypnotism.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews
Votes: 3,460
32. Rasputin (2011)
87 min | Biography, Drama, History
A group of Russian noblemen want to maintain the monarchy and plan to kill Rasputin.
Directors: Josée Dayan, Irakli Kvirikadze | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Vladimir Mashkov, Filipp Yankovskiy
Votes: 962
33. Rasputin (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Biography, Drama, History
The true story of the greatest occultist of 1900. The truth beyond the Legend.
Director: Louis Nero | Stars: Francesco Cabras, Daniele Savoca, Franco Nero, Marco Sabatino
Votes: 142
34. Rasputin (1938)
93 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of the Siberian monk Gregory Rasputin and the hold he exerted over the court of the last Russian czar, Nicholas.
Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal, Pierre Richard-Willm, Carine Nelson
Votes: 59
35. Rasputin (1981)
104 min | Biography, Drama, History
Details the life of the Russian monk Rasputin. The film shows his rise to power and how it corrupted him. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.
Director: Elem Klimov | Stars: Aleksey Petrenko, Anatoliy Romashin, Velta Line, Alisa Freyndlikh
Votes: 1,684
36. Grigoriy R. (2014)
375 min | Biography, Drama, History
TV series about the mad monk Grigoriy Rasputin, who became a hugely influential figure at the court of Tsar Nicholas II.
Stars: Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Klimova, Andrey Smolyakov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Votes: 165
37. Tsar (2009)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, History
A historical film that tells about two years in the life of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, his relationship with Metropolitan Philip of Moscow and the events of the Oprichnina era.
Director: Pavel Lungin | Stars: Pyotr Mamonov, Oleg Yankovskiy, Ramilya Iskander, Anastasiya Dontsova
Votes: 3,243
38. Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
Directors: Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitriy Vasilev | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Dmitriy Orlov
Votes: 12,258
39. The Last Command (1928)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Jack Raymond
Votes: 4,515
40. Mathilde (I) (2017)
130 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the twilight of Imperial Russia, prima ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya becomes the mistress of three Grand Dukes.
Director: Aleksey Uchitel | Stars: Michalina Olszanska, Lars Eidinger, Luise Wolfram, Danila Kozlovskiy
Votes: 2,347
41. Coronation of the Emperor Nicholas the Second (1896)
2 min | Documentary, Short, News
The coronation of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II in Moscow.
Director: Camille Cerf | Stars: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Maria
Votes: 167
42. Posledniye dni (1968 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
Director: Aleksandr Belinsky | Stars: Irina Davidoff, Antonina Shuranova, Alla Chernova, Boris Ryzhukhin
43. Poet i tsar (1927)
85 min | Drama
Film about the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin and his relationship to his tsar, Nikolai I.
Directors: Vladimir Gardin, Yevgeni Chervyakov | Stars: Yevgeni Chervyakov, Irina Volodko, Konstantin Karenin, Boris Tamarin
Votes: 40
44. The Tsarevich (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama, History
In 1918, Alexei Romanov, young prince hemophiliac, is caught in the turmoil of the Russian Civil War, having to choose between his family and The Empire of Russia.
Director: Geoffroy Faugérolas | Stars: Michael Fitzgerald, Mark Moses, Micah Fitzgerald, Jase Lindgren
Votes: 22
45. Last of the Czars (1996– )
Documentary
Cycle of record films about life and death of the last Russian monarchs.
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Alex Kingston, Linda Kenyon, David Chavchavadze
Votes: 61
46. Krusheniye imperii (1971)
93 min | Drama, History
Directors: Vladimir Korsh-Sablin, Nikolai Kalinin | Stars: Nikolay Yeryomenko, Zinaida Kirienko, Evgeniy Samoylov, Anatoliy Solovyov
Votes: 14
47. Tsar Nikolay II (1917)
Directors: A. Ivonin, Boris Mikhin | Stars: Pyotr Baksheyev, N. Golosov, M. Kemper, Vera Orlova
48. Forbidden Paradise (1924)
76 min | Comedy
Alexei saves the Czarina from conspirators and is rewarded with her love. He deserts his sweetheart Anna, but discovers that his Queen is unfaithful too. Enraged, Alexei becomes a leader in the ongoing revolution against the royals.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Pola Negri, Adolphe Menjou, Rod La Rocque, Pauline Starke
Votes: 223 | Gross: $0.25M
49. Vivat, gardemariny! (1991)
140 min | Adventure, History, Romance
In the second movie the Naval Cadets are guarding the princess coming from Germany to marry a Russian prince.
Director: Svetlana Druzhinina | Stars: Dmitriy Kharatyan, Sergey Zhigunov, Mikhail Mamaev, Tatyana Ditkovscene
Votes: 736
50. Catherine of Russia (1963)
105 min | Drama, History
Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the Cossacks army against him.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Sergio Fantoni, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Angela Cavo
Votes: 131
51. Tarakanova (1930)
90 min | Drama
Emperess Catherine II wants to get rid of Princess Elisabeth Tarakanova who is to replace her on the throne of Russia. She asks Prince Orloff to travel to Venice so he can seduce Elisabeth ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond Bernard | Stars: Édith Jéhanne, Paule Andral, Olaf Fjord, Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Votes: 40
52. Great Catherine (1948 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
An English officer must cope with the wiles of Catherine the Great.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Gertrude Lawrence, Cathleen Cordell, Micheál MacLiammóir, George Matthews
53. Empress of Ambition (2006 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary
The story of how Catherine the Great rose from the fringes of nobility to become Empress of Russia.
Director: Don Campbell | Stars: Simon Sebag Montefiore, Nicholas Schatzki, Douglas Smith, Cynthia Whittaker
Votes: 13
55. Yunost Petra (1980)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
Part one of a pair of historical films about the life of Peter the Great.
Director: Sergey Gerasimov | Stars: Dmitriy Zolotukhin, Tamara Makarova, Natalya Bondarchuk, Nikolay Yeryomenko
Votes: 217
56. V nachale slavnykh del (1980)
134 min | Drama, History
Based on the novel by A. N. Tolstoy "Peter I" (1945). Continuation of the film "Peter's Youth" (1980). At the end of the XVII century, Russia suffered huge losses in trade, as it had no ... See full summary »
Director: Sergey Gerasimov | Stars: Dmitriy Zolotukhin, Tamara Makarova, Natalya Bondarchuk, Nikolay Yeryomenko
Votes: 183
57. Rossiya molodaya (1981–1984)
Drama, History
Historical epic that takes place during the times of Peter the Great. It shows the changes brought to Russia through the fates of three different people.
Stars: Stepan Starchikov, Boris Nevzorov, Aleksandr Fatyushin, Alexandra Yakovleva
Votes: 203
58. Tsarskaya okhota (1990)
134 min | Drama, History
In 1775 Catherine II sends infamous count Orlov to capture and bring to Russia the supposed pretender to the Russian throne. Who has been claiming to be Elizabeth of Russia's daughter.
Director: Vitaliy Melnikov | Stars: Nikolay Yeryomenko, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Anna Samokhina, Mikhail Kononov
Votes: 115
59. Pugachev (1979)
147 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Aleksei Saltykov | Stars: Evgeniy Matveev, Vija Artmane, Tamara Syomina, Olga Prokhorova
Votes: 124
60. Conquest of Peter the Great (1938)
96 min | Biography, Drama, History
The second part of the story is about the life and state activity of Tsar Peter I, the reformer of Russia of the XVIII century, starting from the Battle of Narva in 1700 and ending with the... See full summary »
Director: Vladimir Petrov | Stars: Nikolai Simonov, Alla Tarasova, Nikolay Cherkasov, Irina Zarubina
Votes: 153
61. Roman imperatora (1993– )
Drama, History
A historical epic about the tragic and happy love of Emperor Alexander II and the young princess Ekaterina Dolgoruky. Palace intrigues, assassination attempts, conspiracies - inherent in the atmosphere of that era.
Stars: Nikolay Burov, Vera Sotnikova, Valeriy Barinov, Milena Tontegode
Votes: 12
62. Sofiya Perovskaya (1968)
114 min | Biography, Drama, History
Sofiya Perovskaya is a revolutionary hero in Russia. Here she is given a full appreciation, acknowledging her aristocratic roots, while admiring her sympathies for the Russian people (... See full summary »
Director: Lev Arnshtam | Stars: Aleksandra Nazarova, Viktor Tarasov, Boris Khmelnitskiy, Georgiy Taratorkin
Votes: 38
63. J'ai tué Raspoutine (1967)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. However as war breaks ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Hossein | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Peter McEnery, Robert Hossein, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 146
64. Tsareubiytsa (1991)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, History
Over seventy five years ago Russia's last Tsar and his entire family met their fate at the hands of a murderous assassin. Yet, behind the closed doors of a modern day psychiatric hospital a patient is telling the story of the event.
Director: Karen Shakhnazarov | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Oleg Yankovskiy, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yuriy Sherstnyov
Votes: 973
65. Catherine the Great (2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and times of the woman who reformed the Russian empire.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Gina McKee, Kevin McNally
Votes: 6,478
66. Russian Ark (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Votes: 21,807 | Gross: $0.04M
67. The Great (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 1,594 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.
Stars: Elle Fanning, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley
Votes: 54,352
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