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6 April 1966 (USA)
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Ladies' Man - And Lady Killer! See more »
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The movie chronicles the events of history's "man of mystery," Rasputin. Although not quite historically...
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Hammer's best pseudo-historic epic
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael Ripper | ... | Waggoner (voice) |
| Mary Barclay | ... | Superior Lady (uncredited) |
| Michael Cadman | ... | Michael (uncredited) |
| Helen Christie | ... | First Tart (uncredited) |
 | Lucy Fleming | ... | Wide Eyes (uncredited) |
| Michael Godfrey | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Fiona Hartford | ... | Tania (uncredited) |
| Prudence Hyman | ... | Chatty Woman (uncredited) |
| Bryan Marshall | ... | Vasily (uncredited) |
| Bridget McConnell | ... | Gossip (uncredited) |
| Jay McGrath | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Robert McLennan | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bartlett Mullins | ... | Waggoner (uncredited) |
| Veronica Nicholson | ... | Young Girl (uncredited) |
| Mary Quinn | ... | Innkeepers Wife (uncredited) |
| Robert Rowland | ... | Bin Man / Bar Drunk (uncredited) |
| Celia Ryder | ... | Fat Lady (uncredited) |
| Cyril Shaps | ... | Foxy Face (uncredited) |
| Leslie White | ... | Cheeky Man (uncredited) |
| Brian Wilde | ... | Vassily`s Father (uncredited) |
| Maggie Wright | ... | Second Tart (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Young | ... | Court Messenger (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Don Sharp | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Anthony Hinds | (as John Elder) | |
Produced by | |||
| Anthony Nelson Keys | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Don Banks | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Michael Reed | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Roy Hyde | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Bernard Robinson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Don Mingaye | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Rosemary Burrows | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Roy Ashton | .... | makeup artist | |
| Frieda Steiger | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Ross MacKenzie | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Bert Batt | .... | assistant director | |
| Hugh Harlow | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Roy Baker | .... | sound editor | |
| Ken Rawkins | .... | sound recordist | |
Stunts | |||
| Peter Diamond | .... | fight arranger (uncredited) | |
| Peter Diamond | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Cece Cookey | .... | camera operator | |
| Cecil Cooney | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| James Needs | .... | supervising editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Don Banks | .... | musical director | |
| Philip Martell | .... | music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Lorna Selwyn | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner-Pathé Distributors (1966) (UK) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
- Lumiere Pictures (1995) (UK) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
- Video Treasures (1997) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (UK) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (UK) (DVD)
- Castle Pictures (UK) (VHS)
- Studio Canal (2009) (UK) (DVD)
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91 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1966) | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12
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Christopher Lee and Francis Matthews spent several days filming an extended fight sequence for the film's ending. Eventually, much to Matthews's disappointment, most of the scene ended up on the cutting-room floor, leaving his bloody lip in the penultimate shot unexplained.See more »
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Plot holes: Ivan has a bloody lip at the end of the film, with no explanation as to its cause. In fact, the injury was the result of an extended fight sequence, which they spent several days filming, but which was eventually cut from the finished film.See more »
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Hammer Film's relatively unambitious adventure in historical exploitation is lifted above the norm by 2 major factors: the genius of set designer Robinson and the fine heavy styles of Chris Lee and Barby Shelley, pros of the genre in every sense. The scene with Rasputin smoking in bed while Shelley cowers in a gathering of blankets is a classic visual statement.
This film tells the story of Rasputin with more of an eye to screen exploitation values than truth (which I think is how it should be, as Plato said that truth is rarely a likely story), including a scarring incident with acid -- what Hammer Film would be complete without facial mutilations? Chris Lee's use of his body and hands is notable; Don Sharp's direction is fine. If only it wasn't quite so cheap, and thus confined (mostly to one or two houses, which is all Bray Studios was), this could have been a really good film. Mediocre script also helps drag it down, but Lee and Shelley's styles are so forceful that it is almost unnoticeable.