First viewed : 10 October 1988
This was a two-part US dramatization of the life ( well the interesting bits ) of Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia having escaped the execution of the Romanov family in 1918. DNA testing since the series was made has proved that Anderson was actually a Polish munitions worker who survived a nasty accident but I think most people accepted she was a fraud before that.
The miniseries muddied the waters even further by fictionalising parts of Anderson's story. All the Romanovs who got out of Russia rejected her claim but here you had Jan Necklas, playing Erich, a young prince who takes up her cause, a completely fictitious character. Anderson was not an attractive woman at all but the gorgeous Amy Irving was cast in the role. Mind you, she was still a better fit than Omar Sharif as the Czar.
It was enjoyable enough if you didn't take it seriously. It's also notable for the last screen appearance of Rex Harrison as Anna's nemesis, Prince Kyril.
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