"RASPUTIN, THE MAD MONK (WIDESCREEN)"

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• Release Year: 1966
• Genre: Drama, Horror, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Hammer Films' dual reputation for screen shock and flamboyant costume adventure meld in this tale of the real-life 'holy man' whose evil charm held the fate of an entire nation in its grip.; ; In the early twentieth century Czarist Russia, Rasputin (CHRISTOPHER LEE), a wild-eyed peasant monk, mysteriously demonstrates his healing powers by saving a woman's life and asking only for wine and Bacchanalian celebration in return. Soon Rasputin uses his evil charm and powers to become increasingly manipulative and violent. Ferocious, devious, sensous and other-worldly, this uncouth peasant ingratiated himself into the lives of the sophisticated royal class. Christopher Lee's multi-layered performance as the monk rates as one of the best portrayals in any film.
• Cast: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer, Dinsdale Landen, Renée Asherson, Derek Francis, Joss Ackland, Robert Duncan, Alan Tilvern, John Welsh, John Bailey, Mary Barclay, Michael Cadman, Helen Christie, Lucy Fleming, Michael Godfrey, Fiona Hartford, Prudence Hyman, Bryan Marshall, Bridget McConnell, Jay McGrath, Robert McLennan, Bartlett Mullins, Veronica Nicholson, Mary Quinn, Michael Ripper, Robert Rowland, Celia Ryder, Cyril Shaps, Leslie White, Brian Wilde, Maggie Wright, Jeremy Young, Don Sharp
• Director: Don Sharp
• Runtime: 1:32
• Company: Twentieth Century Fox, Seven Arts Productions, Hammer Film Productions, The Hammer Collection, Anchor Bay Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie