The Fall of the Romanovs

The Fall of the Romanoffs is a 1917 silent American historical drama film directed by Herbert Brenon. It was released only seven months after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917. This film is notable for starring Rasputin's rival, the monk Iliodor, as himself. Costars Nance O'Neil and Alfred Hickman were married from 1916 to Hickman's death in 1931. The film was shot in North Bergen, New Jersey, nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. This film is currently presumed to be lost. The Library of Congress includes it among the National Film Preservation Board's updated 2019 list of "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films" produced between 1912 and 1929. Plot The film takes place during the final days of Rasputin's influence on the Imperial Family shortly before the Russian Revolution. Cast Alfred Hickman as Tsar Nicholas II Nance O'Neil as Empress Alexandra Edward Connelly as Rasputin Sergei Trufanov as Himself Charles Edward Russell as Himself Conway Tearle as Prince Felix Yussepov Charles Craig as Grand Duke Nicholas Georges Deneubourg as Kaiser Wilhelm II Robert Paton Gibbs as Baron Frederick William E. Shay as Theofan Lawrence Johnson as The Infant Czarevitch W. Francis Chapin as Alexander Kerensky Peter Barbierre as General Korniloff Ketty Galanta as Anna Vyrubova Pauline Curley as Princess Irena Sonia Marcelle as Sonia