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Fall of Eagles

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19741974
  • 50m
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8.1/10
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Patrick Stewart, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt, Charles Kay, and Laurence Naismith in Fall of Eagles (1974)
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The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
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  • Creator
    • John Elliot
  • Stars
    • Michael Hordern
    • Charles Kay
    • Barry Foster
  • Creator
    • John Elliot
  • Stars
    • Michael Hordern
    • Charles Kay
    • Barry Foster
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    Michael Hordern
    Michael Hordern
    • Narrator
    Charles Kay
    Charles Kay
    • Tsar Nicholas II
    Barry Foster
    Barry Foster
    • Kaiser Wilhelm II…
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    • Tsarina Alexandra
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Lenin…
    Lynn Farleigh
    Lynn Farleigh
    • Nadezhda Krupskaya…
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    Griffith Jones
    • Hintze
    Curd Jürgens
    Curd Jürgens
    • Otto von Bismarck
    Gemma Jones
    Gemma Jones
    • Princess Vicky…
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Kaiser Wilhelm I
    Bruce Purchase
    Bruce Purchase
    • Von Plehve
    Marius Goring
    Marius Goring
    • Von Hindenburg
    Denis Lill
    Denis Lill
    • 'Fritz', Prince Frederick William…
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Witte
    Michael Bates
    Michael Bates
    • Von Ludendorff
    Tony Jay
    Tony Jay
    • Tsar Alexander III
    Peter Copley
    Peter Copley
    • Bethmann-Hollweg
    • Creator
      • John Elliot
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    • Trivia
      Michael Kitchen reprised his role as Leon Trotsky on stage in Robert Bolt's play State of Revolution.
    • Quotes

      Willy: If my destiny is to be a tragic one, then let it come.

    • Soundtracks
      Trauermarsch
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      Gustav Mahler

      [opening theme]

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    The Best series never seen
    Back in 1974 my father encouraged me to stay up late and watch this mini series, which initially I hated. As I watched I became engrossed in this real life soap opera, that eventually caused more death through two world wars than any Hollywood fiction could. It is a superb recreation of the period 1880-1917, full of atmosphere and a great history lesson. Nowadays this would be considered a factional series as it is all based on fact but with extensive supposition, however it is all believable. The cast is extensive and full of well known actors in their early years. The subject is large and the BBC did well to make everything understandable using realistic sets, but no grandiose outdoor scenes that would been ineffective. For example, Archduke Ferdinand's assassination is referred to rather than portrayed, as the procession would have been too expensive to do realistically.

    I long to rewatch this, so I hope a video or DVD will be reissued, if only for schools to use as a history lesson.
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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1974 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sturz der Adler
    • Filming locations
      • Holkham Hall and Estate, Norfolk, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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