Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption poster

Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption poster

Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption

1896 1m 4.2Movie

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.

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Francis Doublier

Director

Top Cast

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self

Alexandra Feodorovna

Self