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55% Critic Match
Rasputin and the Empress
“Beautiful girls who came to pray! Caught in the web of debauched Rasputin, whose crafty mind toppled a throne!”
5.5 / 10• 1932• 2h 1m•NR• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
Cast & Crew
John Barrymore
Prince Paul Chegodieff
Lead
Ethel Barrymore
Czarina Alexandra
Lionel Barrymore
Grigori Rasputin
Ralph Morgan
Czar Nicholas II
Tad Alexander
The Czarevitch
Diana Wynyard
Princess Natasha
C. Henry Gordon
Grand Duke Igor
Edward Arnold
Doctor Remezov
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Boleslawski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rasputin and the Empress is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
