Fall of Eagles

A spellbinding television classic finally comes to DVD! Follow the Hapsburgs, Romanovs and Hohenzollerns from their dominance in 19th-century Europe through the social unrest and evolution that ultimately led to the outbreak of the First World War. All 13 episodes are now available together on four DVDs, featuring career-making performances by the cream of British drama, including Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lord of the Rings trilogy), Michael Kitchen (Foyle’s War, The World Is Not Enough) and many, many more.

Death Waltz - Franz Joseph's wife, young Empress Elizabeth, only seems to provide him with girls, when he needs a male heir.

The English Princess - An English princess decides to confront the Prussian doctrine of blood and iron.

The Honest Broker - The Iron Chancellor decides to join a new dynamic Germany and attempts to make the future emperor into what he wants, so Little Willy becomes Kaiser Bill.

Requiem for a Crown Prince - On the morning of Wednesday January 30th, 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf, son and heir to Franz Joseph, All Highest Emperor of Austria / Hungary, died at his hunting lodge at Mayerling. Soon the Habsburgs reveal their plan to conceal the way he died.

The Last Tsar - Tsar Nicholas II is in a fight to keep his family the Romanovs alive and in control of Russia.

Absolute Beginners - At the 1903 Social Democratic Congress in Brussels and London, Lenin prepares the ground for the Bolshevik revolution in 1917.

Dearest Nicky - Kaiser Wilhelm attempts to woo Tsar Nicholas in order to defend Europe from the in-roads of the Great Yellow Peril.

The Appointment - Tsar Nicholas attempts to tighten security in Saint Petersburg after the events of Bloody Sunday of 1905. The problem of appointing a new Police Chief, in a state that is controlled by the Police, becomes even more complex with the use of double agents.

Dress Rehearsal - In the last days of "Old Europe", the established governments prepare the future battle lines.

The Indian Summer of an Emperor - An autocrat faces major problems when faced with political decisions for which he has no clear divine guidance.

Tell the King the Sky is Falling - It's the summer of 1914 and Europe suddenly finds itself at war.

The Secret War - Kaiser Wilhelm is unwilling to endorse the secret plan to get Russia out of the war by smuggling Lenin back into Russia, and thus the Eagles begin to fall.

End Game - Kaiser Wilhelm is unwilling to endorse the secret plan to get Russia out of the war by smuggling Lenin back into Russia, and thus the Eagles begin to fall.

Rasputin	---	Michael Aldridge
Franz Josef	---	Miles Anderson
Crown Prince Willie	---	Colin Baker
Paar	---	Neville Barber
Eulenberg	---	John Barcroft
Von Ludendorf	---	Michael Bates
Tatiana	---	Henrietta Baynes
Police Inspector	---	John Beardmore
Professor Widerhoffer	---	Kenneth Benda
Georges Clemenceau	---	John Bennett
Ella	---	Isla Blair
Bentinek	---	Kevin Brennan
Archduchess Sophia	---	Pamela Brown
Uncle Serge	---	Robert Brown
Ratchkowsky	---	Michael Bryant
Protopopov	---	Hugh Burden
Dr. Wegner	---	Antony Carrick
Grand Duchess Sergei	---	Ann Castle
Charles	---	Geoffrey Chater
Hertling	---	Erik Chitty
Voeykov	---	Basil Clarke
Marie	---	Prue Clarke
Wally	---	Sandra Clark
Gapon	---	Kenneth Colley
Manus	---	Anthony Collin
Milyukov	---	David Collings
Glazkov	---	Tom Conti
Bethmann-Hollweg	---	Peter Copley
Count Hoyos	---	James Cossins
Valet de Chambre	---	Michael Cotterill
Sir Edward Grey	---	Tom Criddle
Grand Duchess Vladimir	---	Rosalie Crutchley
Van Hotzendorf	---	Alan Cullen
Police Sergeant	---	Desmond Cullum-Jones
Young Willy	---	Adam Cunliffe
Kaiser Wilhelm II	---	Maurice Denham
Purtales	---	Ed Devereaux
Mme Isvolsky	---	Shirley Dixon
Count Stookau	---	Vernon Dobtcheff
Von Bulow	---	Peter Dyneley
Queen Victoria	---	Mavis Edwards
Bertie	---	Mike Elles
Edward VII	---	Derek Francis
Von Hindenburg	---	Marius Goring
Tsar Alexander III	---	Tony Jay
Otto von Bismarck	---	Curd Jurgens
Tsar Nicholas II	---	Charles Kay
Trotsky	---	Michael Kitchen
Zinoviev	---	John Rhys-Davies
Lenin	---	Patrick Stewart
Anastasia	---	Pippa Vickers
Archduke Franz-Ferdinand	---	Peter Woodthorpe

Written by Keith Dewhurst, John Elliot, Trevor Griffiths, Elizabeth Holford
Directed by Stuart Burge, David Cunliffe, Gareth Davies, James Ferman
Produced by Stuart Burge
Cinematography by A.A. Englander, Peter Sargent
Film Editing by Peter Evans, Sheila S. Tomlinson, Chris Wimble
Costume Design by Daphne Dare, Robin Fraser-Paye