Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17th, 1917. Czar Nicholas II Romanov and his entire family are brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks. This tragic event puts an end to the long dynasty that had ruled the country with an iron hand since the coronation of Michael I Romanov in 1613.
Irina Sherbakova
as Herself - Historian
Александр Сокуров
as Himself - Filmmaker
Viktor Yerofeyev
as Himself - Writer
Paul Edward Kulikovsky
as Himself - Descendant
Ludmila Kulikovsky
as Herself - P. Kulikovsky's Wife
Julia Demidova
as Herself - Peter and Paul Fortress Sub-director
Sergei Mironenko
as Himself - Historian
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
as Himself (archive footage)
Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich
as Himself (archive footage)
Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna
as Herself (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
as Himself (archive footage)
