Assassin of the Tsar (1991)
Obsessed with the past. Condemned to repeat it.
A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes that he is Yakov Yurovsky, the man who assassinated the last Russian tsar. In the course of their conversations it transpires that the patient is a kind of philosopher, not without a gift for suggestion. In a while the doctor himself falls under his patient’s influence: he tends to relive that fatal night of June 16-17, 1918 when, without any investigation or trial, Tsar Nicholas II, who had recently abdicated, was murdered, together with his wife, daughters and incurably ill heir. Soon the doctor realizes that the tragedy of the last Russian tsar is in part his own tragedy, too...
Cast
- Oleg Yankovskiy - Dr. Smirnov / Tsar Nicholas II
- Malcolm McDowell - Timofeyev / Yurovsky
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan - Александр Егорович
- Yuriy Sherstnyov - Kozlov
- Olga Antonova - Tsarina Aleksandra
- Anzhela Ptashuk - Marina
- Yevgeniya Kryukova - Princess Tatyana
- Anastasiya Nemolyaeva - Nurse
- Natalya Kishova - Officer's Girlfriend
- Givi Tokhadze - general
Screenplay
Keywords
psychiatric hospital, russian revolution (1917), romanov dinasty
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Assassin of the Tsar about?
- A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes that he is Yakov Yurovsky, the man who assassinated the last Russian tsar. In the course of their conversations it transpires that the patient is a kind of philosopher, not without a gift for suggestion. In a while the doctor himself falls under his patient’s influence: he tends to relive that fatal night of June 16-17, 1918 when, without any investigation or trial, Tsar Nicholas II, who had recently abdicated, was murdered, together with his wife, daughters and incurably ill heir. Soon the doctor realizes that the tragedy of the last Russian tsar is in part his own tragedy, too...
- Who directed Assassin of the Tsar?
- Assassin of the Tsar was directed by Karen Shakhnazarov.
- Who stars in Assassin of the Tsar?
- Assassin of the Tsar stars Oleg Yankovskiy, Malcolm McDowell, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yuriy Sherstnyov, Olga Antonova, Anzhela Ptashuk.
- How long is Assassin of the Tsar?
- Assassin of the Tsar has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is Assassin of the Tsar?
- Assassin of the Tsar is a History, Drama film.
- Where was Assassin of the Tsar produced?
- Assassin of the Tsar was produced in Soviet Union, United Kingdom.