Tsar and Tsarina Entering the Church of the Assumption

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

1 min

Cast:

Czar Nicholas II of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna

Quality:

HD

Director:

Francis Doublier

Release:

1896

Country:

France

Rating:

4.2