USA, 1996
135m
35mm film, colour, 4:3
Dolby SR, English
An American borderline fantasy television film directed by Uli Edel.
Plot Summary
Manipulative monk Grigori Yefimovitch Rasputin, blessed with the gift of healing, inveigles his way into the household of the Tsar.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Uli Edel
HBO Films presents. Rysher, Citadel Entertainment
Executive Producers: David R. Ginsburg, David Paul Kirkpatrick
Produced by: Nick Gillott
Co-producer: Galina Tuchinsky
Written by: Peter Pruce
Director of Photography: Elemér Ragályi
Editors: Seth Flaum, Dan Rae
Music by: Brad Fiedel
Sound Recordist: David Allen
Costume Designer: Natasha Landau
Make-up Supervisor: Natasha Gorina, Jenny Shircore
Key Hair Stylist: Kajtar ‘Bogyó' Jánosné [real name: Jánosné Kajtár]
Production Designer: Miljen Kreka Kljakovic
Casting by: Joyce Nettles
Cast
Alan Rickman (Grigori Rasputin
Greta Scacchi (Tsarina Alexandra
Ian McKellen (Tsar Nicholas II
David Warner (Dr. Botkin
John Wood (Prime Minister Stolypin
James Frain (Prince Felix Yusupov
Ian Hogg (Purishkevich
Sheila Ruskin (Princess Marisa
Peter Jeffrey (Bishop Hermogones
Freddie Findlay (Alexei
Julian Curry (Dr. Lazovert
László Áron (Imperial Chauffeur
János Bata (Detective #1
István Bicskei (Derevenko
István Bubik (Landowner's son
John Cater (Efim
László Csurka (Man in Sable Coat
Konstantin Frolov (Bolshevik Soldier #1 (as Constantine Frolov)
Evgeniy Ganelin (Bolshevik Soldier #2 (as Eugène Ganelin)
Nikolett Gallusz (Lady #5
Alternative Titles
Raspoutine – French Canadian title
Rasputin – Il demone nero – Italian title
Rasputin – mystinen munkki – Finnish video title
Rasputín, su verdadera historia – Spanish title
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny – US video title
Rasputine – Portuguese title
Raszputyin – Hungarian title
Распутин – Bulgarian, Russian title
Links
Extracts included in
The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1996)
54th Golden Globe Awards (1997)
