Assassin of the Tsar

Assassin of the Tsar (Tsareubiytsa) English Release Poster Country USSR UK Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov Release Date 1991 Language Russian/English Studio Courier Studios Mosfilm Spectator Entertainment Main Cast Character Actor Timofeyev / Yakov Yurovsky Malcolm McDowell Dr. Aleksey Smirnov / Emperor Nicholas II Oleg Yankovskiy Dr. Aleksandr Yegorovich Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Empress Aleksandra Olga Antonova Prince Aleksei Aleksey Logunov Kozlov Yuriy Sherstnyov

Assassin of the Tsar (Russian title Tsareubiytsa) is a 1991 Soviet-British movie directed by Karen Shakhnazarov and starring Malcolm McDowell and Oleg Yankovskiy. Timofeyev (Malcolm McDowell) is a patient in a mental hospital; he thinks himself to be a reincarnation of Yakov Yurovsky, Russian revolutionary who was the chief executioner of Emperor Nicholas II and his family in 1918. Dr. Smirnov (Oleg Yankovskiy) spends much time, talking with Timofeyev, who tells him the story of the event of 1918 through the eyes of Yurovsky. Slow but steady Smirnov identifies himself with Tzar Nicholas and dies in the anniversary of the execution.

The following weapons were used in the film Assassin of the Tsar:

Handguns

Nagant M1895

Yakov Yurovsky (Malcolm McDowell) and his subordinates use Nagant M1895 revolvers to execute Tzar Nicholas and his family.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N

Yurovsky draws his revolver.

Yurovsky carries the Nagant tucked at his belt.

Mauser C96

Medvedev (uncredited), one of Yurovsky's subordinates, carries a Mauser C96 pistol in typical wooden holster.

Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser

Medvedev carries a Mauser in wooden holster.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891

Original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are carried by the guards of the house where Tzar Nicholas was living in the town of Yekaterinburg.

Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R

A guard carries the rifle with bayonet.

A guard at the doors of the room of Tzar Nicholas.

A close view of the rifle.

One of the guards carries the rifle in the scene of the execution.

Mosin Nagant "Obrez"

A sawn-off Mosin Nagant Rifle is seen in hands of one the guards.

Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez" which means "cut". It was mostly used by criminals and rebels.

Machine Guns

Chauchat

In one scene a Chauchat machine gun is seen in the room of the guards.

Chauchat Light Machine Gun - 8x50mmR Lebel

The Chauchat is seen on the table.

Maxim M1910

Two Maxim machine guns are mounted on a Fiat-Izhorsky Armoured Car (the armoured car is a modern mockup so the machine guns also can be mockups).

Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54mmR

An abandoned Fiat-Izhorsky Armoured Car, armed with two Maxims, is seen at the left.

Trivia

76.2mm M1902 Putilov Field Gun

A 76.2-mm M1902 field gun is seen in one of the scene of 1918.

Russian release poster

English release DVD cover. The pistol on the cover is a French MAB Model D that didn't exist in 1918.