Fall of Eagles (1974)

Fall of Eagles

"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).

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Barry Foster
Barry Foster
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
as Narrator
Charles Kay
Charles Kay
as Tsar Nicholas II
Gayle Hunnicutt
Gayle Hunnicutt
as Tsarina Alexandra
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
as Vladimir Lenin
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith
as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
as Von Hindenburg
Gemma Jones
Gemma Jones
as Princess Vicky
Peter Dyneley
Peter Dyneley
as Von Bulow
Isla Blair
Isla Blair
as Grand Duchess Ella
Tony Jay
Tony Jay
as Tsar Alexander III
Denis Lill
Denis Lill
as 'Fritz', Prince Frederick William
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham
as Kaiser Wilhelm I
Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones
as Witte
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
as Uncle Serge
Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones
as Hintze as Hintze (uncredited)
Lynn Farleigh
Lynn Farleigh
as Krupskaya
Michael Bates
Michael Bates
as Von Ludendorff
Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
as Otto von Bismarck
Sandor Elès
Sandor Elès
as Count Andrassy
Roger Hammond
Roger Hammond
as Albrecht
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Count Stookau
Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne
as Katharina Schratt
Jan Francis
Jan Francis
as Kschessinska
Ed Devereaux
Ed Devereaux
as Purtales
Bruce Purchase
Bruce Purchase
as Von Plehve
Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley
as Father Gapon
John Stratton
John Stratton
as Doctor
Geoffrey Toone
Geoffrey Toone
as Groener
Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown
as Archduchess Sophia
Emrys James
Emrys James
as Count Taaffe
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
as Anna Vyrubova
Edward Wilson
Edward Wilson
as Martov
Michael Bryant
Michael Bryant
as Ratchkowsky
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
as Izvolsky
Peter Copley
Peter Copley
as Bethmann-Hollweg
Erik Chitty
Erik Chitty
as Hertling
Miles Anderson
Miles Anderson
as Young Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary
Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton
as Prince Albert
James Cossins
James Cossins
as Count Josi Hoyos
John Welsh
John Welsh
as Archbishop
Derek Francis
Derek Francis
as Edward VII of England
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
Hetty Baynes
Hetty Baynes
as Grand Duchess Tatiana
Diane Keen
Diane Keen
as Young 'Sisi', Empress Elizabeth of Austria
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir
as Wickham Steed
Charles Gray
Charles Gray
as Rodzianko
John Robinson
John Robinson
as Muller
Mary Wimbush
Mary Wimbush
as Zasulich
Rachel Gurney
Rachel Gurney
as 'Sisi', Empress Elizabeth of Austria
Kevin Stoney
Kevin Stoney
as Father John
John Turner
John Turner
as Prince Mirsky
Frank Middlemass
Frank Middlemass
as Stolypin
Jay Neill
Jay Neill
as Heller
Alix Crista
Alix Crista
as Mounia
Frederick Jaeger
Frederick Jaeger
as Holstein
Olaf Pooley
Olaf Pooley
as Police President Baron Krauss
Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen
as Trotsky
Peter Woodthorpe
Peter Woodthorpe
as Archduke Franz-Ferdinand
John Barcroft
John Barcroft
as Eulenberg
Basil Henson
Basil Henson
as Von Moltke
Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard
as Losehek
George Merritt
George Merritt
as Ketterl
Colin Baker
Colin Baker
as Crown Prince Willie
David Neal
David Neal
as Baltazzi
Paul Eddington
Paul Eddington
as Plekhanov
Alan Hockey
Alan Hockey
as Doctor
John Moffatt
John Moffatt
as Aehrenthal
Neville Barber
Neville Barber
as Count Paar
Hugh Burden
Hugh Burden
as Protopopov
Eve Pearce
Eve Pearce
as Empress Dona
John Quarmby
John Quarmby
as Lamsdorf
John Bennett
John Bennett
as Georges Clemenceau
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
as General Alexiev
Ursula Howells
Ursula Howells
as Empress Maria Fyodorovna
Jenny Till
Jenny Till
as Mounia
John Nightingale
John Nightingale
as Cousin Serge
Michael Aldridge
Michael Aldridge
as Rasputin
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
as Miehen, the Grand Duchess Vladimir
Barbara Keogh
Barbara Keogh
as Vara
Pippa Vickers
Pippa Vickers
as Grand Duchess Anastasia
Martha Nairn
Martha Nairn
as Grand Duchess Olga
Prue Clarke
Prue Clarke
as Grand Duchess Maria
John Phillips
John Phillips
as Grand Duke Nicholas
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
as A.F. Trepov
David McKail
David McKail
as Mackenzie
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Death waltz

  • 1x2

    The english princess

  • 1x3

    The honest broker

  • 1x4

    Requiem for a crown prince

  • 1x5

    The last tsar

  • 1x6

    Absolute beginners

  • 1x7

    Dearest nicky

  • 1x8

    The appointment

  • 1x9

    Dress rehearsal

  • 1x10

    The indian summer of an emperor

  • 1x11

    Tell the king the sky is falling

  • 1x12

    The secret war

  • 1x13

    End game

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