Dramatization of the fall of the three great ruling houses of Europe in the latter half of the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries, the Hapzburgs of Austria-Hungary, the Romanovs of Russia, and the Hohenzollerns of Germany.
Publisher:Port Washington, NY : Distributed by KOCH Entertainment, c2006.
General Note: Presented in English language only.Home use only.Special features include: inteviews, photo gallery.Standard format.Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1974.
Formatted Contents Note: Disc 1. Death waltz -- The English princess -- The honest broker -- Requiem for a crown prince. Disc 2. The last tsar -- Absolute beginners -- Dearest Nicky -- The appointment. Disc 3. Dress rehearsal -- Indian summer of an emperor -- Tell the king the sky is falling -- The secret war. Disc 4. End game.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Original music by Kenneth Platts ; cinematography by A.A. Englander, Peter Sargent ; edited by Peter Evans, Sheila S. Tomlinson, Chris Wimble.
Participant or Performer Note: Patrick Stewart, Michael Kitchen, John Rhys-Davies, Miriam Margoyles, Gemma Jones.