Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)

Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$20.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Black & White
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Don Sharp

Written By:
Anthony Hinds

Actors:
Christopher Lee ..... Grigori Rasputin
Barbara Shelley ..... Sonia
Richard Pasco ..... Dr. Zargo
Francis Matthews ..... Ivan
Suzan Farmer ..... Vanessa
Dinsdale Landen ..... Peter
Renée Asherson ..... Tsarina
Derek Francis ..... Innkeeper
Joss Ackland ..... The Bishop
Robert Duncan ..... Tsarvitch
Alan Tilvern ..... Patron
John Welsh ..... The Abbot
John Bailey ..... The Physician
Michael Ripper ..... Waggone

Synopsis:

Beware his deathly gaze for it will render you powerless! Beware his mystic touch for you will never be free from his evil grasp! In pre-revolution St Petersburg, Russia, sinister monk Grigori Rasputin proves that he has the unearthly power to ease the deranged and heal the sick, but at what price? Aided by his hypnotic powers Rasputin begins his ruthless and depraved pursuit of power and wealth, determined to give God sins worth forgiving. He must be stopped, but how do you rid the world of a man who defies death? Horror legends Christopher Lee (Dracula Prince Of Darkness) and Barbara Shelley (Quatermass And The Pit) star in a controversial film about one of history's most notorious figures.

Thrown out of his monestary for licentious and drunken behaviour, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg to try his luck. Through a daliance with one of the czarina's ladies in waiting he soon gains influence at court with his powers of healing and of hypnotism. But he also makes enemies who wish to see him dead.

The movie chronicles the events of history's 'man of mystery,' Rasputin. Although not quite historically accurate and little emphasis is put on the politics of the day, Rasputin's rise to power and eventual assassination are depicted in an attempt to explain his extraordinary power and influence.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 October, 2021.