The Fall of the Romanoffs
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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.[3][4][5]
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Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
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Produced by | Herbert Brenon |
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Music by | James C. Bradford |
Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date | Premiere (New York City) September 23, 1917; generally January 1918[1] |
Running time | 8 reels (approximately 80 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $250,000[2] |
This film is currently presumed to be lost.[6] 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.[7]