Documentary · 1896 · 1 min

Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption.

Name: Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption
Director: Francis Doublier
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1896-05-26
Duration: 1 min
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Czar Nicholas II of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna

Tsar et tsarine entrant dans l'église de l'Assomption

Weighted average

4.7/10

IMDb4.3
TMDB4.2
Lbxd5.7

Documentary

Filmed during the coronation ceremonies of Nicholas II in Moscow in 1896, this short by Lumière operator Francis Doublier shows the imperial procession approaching the Cathedral of the Assumption in the Kremlin. As the crowd advances, a company of guards escorts the imperial dais while the Tsar and Tsarina make their way into the church. An early actuality offering rare moving-image documentation of a major royal ritual.

Director: Francis Doublier