Insinuating himself into the court of the Romanoffs in early-20th-century Russia, Rasputin is able to gain enormous power through his apparent ability to heal the hemophiliac son of the Czarina (Isa Miranda). Taking advantage of his clout, the unkempt, barely literate Rasputin embarks on a series of orgies and debaucheries. A group of Russian nobles conspire to murder Rasputin and save the monarchy -- but as history records, Rasputin was not so easily bumped off. Despite his monstrous behavior, Rasputin is depicted as a man who genuinely came to believe in his own "holiness," and who desperately strived to bring peace and stability to Russia before his assassination.
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Adaptation :
Claude Boissol, Georges Combret
Screenwriters :
Claude Boissol, Georges Combret
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Claude Boissol, Georges Combret
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Feature film
Genres :
FictionSub-genre :
Historical, PortraitProduction language :
FrenchCoproducer countries :
France, ItalyOriginal French-language productions :
UnspecifiedProduction year :
1954French release :
19/07/1954Runtime :
1 h 42 minCurrent status :
ReleasedVisa number :
14463Visa issue date :
18/06/1954Approval :
UnknownProduction formats :
35mmColor type :
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1.66Audio format :
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