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15 November 1985 (USA) morePlot:
Details the life of the Russian monk Rasputin. The film shows his rise to power and how it corrupted him. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Russia
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1910s
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Historic events turned into great cinematic work moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Aleksei Petrenko | ... | Grigori Rasputin | |
| Anatoli Romashin | ... | Nicholas II | |
| Velta Line | ... | Aleksandra Fyodorovna | |
| Alisa Frejndlikh | ... | Vyrubova | |
| Aleksandr Romantsov | ... | Yusupov (as A. Romantsov) | |
| Yuri Katin-Yartsev | ... | Purishkevich | |
| Leonid Bronevoy | ... | Manasevich-Manuilov | |
| Pavel Pankov | ... | Manus | |
| Mikhail Danilov | ... | Andronnikov | |
| Mikhail Svetin | ... | Terekhov | |
| Nelli Pshyonnaya | ... | Baroness | |
| Aleksei Vanin | |||
| Lyudmila Polyakova | |||
| Olga Grigoryeva | |||
| Boris Romanov | ... | Balashov |
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Агония (Soviet Union: Russian title)Agony (International: English title)
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin (USA) (video box title)
Rasputin (USA)
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151 min | Canada:114 min | Mexico:154 min | Russia:148 min | USA:104 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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I don't understand russian language and I'm not very familiar to russian history, but the events told in this film make a very strong and exciting experience. Much of this is due to Elem Klimovs very conscious use of cinematic methods. The mad monk (Rasputin) as an evil force in russian politics is portrayed with great force. Klimov seems to be one of the great cinematic poets and dramatist who can tell a story of violent and dramatic political events, and also of private and psychological conditions. The actors are first rate in every aspect and make this cruel story a memorable, thrilling and moving experience. Agoniya means of course agony, and that is what the imperial family and the political elite in Russia went trough these years. Klimov had to do some compromises, but this film is in any way a masterpiece.