#1. Rasputin (1996)

Storyline: In the early 20th Century, Russian Czar Nicholas II (Ian McKellen) and his wife, Czarina Alexandra (Greta Scacchi), bring crazed monk Rasputin (Alan Rickman) into their royal court, believing he can heal their gravely ill son. But despite claiming a special connection with God, Rasputin also exhibits volatile and nefarious behavior, which threatens to corrupt the royal family from within. Meanwhile, the political situation outside the palace walls becomes increasingly tumultuous.

Plot Keywords: monk, czar nicholas ii, doctor, prince, prime minister, dark, melodramatic ...

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#2. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

Storyline: The tragic story of Nicholas II (Michael Jayston), the last Czar of Russia, set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. It is an inside look into the private lives of Nicholas and his wife Alexandra (Janet Suzman), their daughters, their only son, and the painful secret about their son and heir apparent which bound the Imperial Couple to the mystical Grigori Rasputin (Tom Baker), and the eventual execution of the entire family.—Gailene Va. Holley <gvah@lava.net>

Plot Keywords: czar nicholas ii, princess, daughter, secret agent, aristocrat, rasputin, emotional ...

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#3. Anastasia (1956)

Storyline: Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: refugee, military officer, prince, empress, czar nicholas ii, emotional, melodramatic ...

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#4. Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

Storyline: As Europe looms on the edge of war in 1913, the family and members of the court of the Russian czar Nicholas come under the sway of a mysterious mystic named Rasputin. When Rasputin miraculously appears to cure the czar's son Alyosha of his hemophilia, the monk's reputation is cemented, particularly in the mind of the princess Natasha. Natasha's fiancé (and, later, husband) Prince Paul Chegodieff, however, suspects Rasputin is a charlatan who will cause the downfall of the royal family and perhaps of Russia itself.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: mystic, czar nicholas ii, child, prince, princess, doctor, dark ...

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