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Rasputin

Original title: Agoniya
  • 19811981
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
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Agoniya (1981)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Elem Klimov
  • Writers
    • Semyon Lungin
    • Ilya Nusinov
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Petrenko
    • Anatoliy Romashin
    • Velta Line
Top credits
  • Director
    • Elem Klimov
  • Writers
    • Semyon Lungin
    • Ilya Nusinov
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Petrenko
    • Anatoliy Romashin
    • Velta Line
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Aleksey Petrenko in Agoniya (1981)
    Agoniya (1981)
    Agoniya (1981)
    Alisa Freyndlikh and Aleksey Petrenko in Agoniya (1981)
    Aleksey Petrenko in Agoniya (1981)
    Aleksey Petrenko in Agoniya (1981)
    Aleksey Petrenko in Agoniya (1981)
    Aleksey Petrenko in Agoniya (1981)
    Vladimir Leonidovich Raikov in Agoniya (1981)
    Aleksey Petrenko and Vladimir Leonidovich Raikov in Agoniya (1981)
    Aleksey Petrenko and Vladimir Leonidovich Raikov in Agoniya (1981)
    Aleksey Petrenko in Agoniya (1981)

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    Aleksey Petrenko
    Aleksey Petrenko
    • Grigori Rasputinas Grigori Rasputin
    Anatoliy Romashin
    Anatoliy Romashin
    • Nicholas IIas Nicholas II
    Velta Line
    Velta Line
    • Aleksandra Fyodorovnaas Aleksandra Fyodorovna
    Alisa Freyndlikh
    Alisa Freyndlikh
    • Vyrubovaas Vyrubova
    Aleksandr Romantsov
    Aleksandr Romantsov
    • Yusupovas Yusupov
    • (as A. Romantsov)
    Yuriy Katin-Yartsev
    Yuriy Katin-Yartsev
    • Purishkevichas Purishkevich
    Leonid Bronevoy
    Leonid Bronevoy
    • Manasevich-Manuilovas Manasevich-Manuilov
    Pavel Pankov
    Pavel Pankov
    • Manusas Manus
    Mikhail Danilov
    Mikhail Danilov
    • Andronnikovas Andronnikov
    Mikhail Svetin
    Mikhail Svetin
    • Terekhovas Terekhov
    Nelli Pshyonnaya
    Nelli Pshyonnaya
    • Baronessas Baroness
    Aleksey Vanin
    Aleksey Vanin
    • Vospitatel cesarevitchaas Vospitatel cesarevitcha
    Lyudmila Polyakova
    Lyudmila Polyakova
    • Paraskevaas Paraskeva
    Olga Grigoreva
    • Yurodivayaas Yurodivaya
    Boris Romanov
    Boris Romanov
    • Balashovas Balashov
    Sergey Muchenikov
    • Dmitri Pavlovichas Dmitri Pavlovich
    Aleksandr Pavlov
    Aleksandr Pavlov
    • Sukhotinas Sukhotin
    Baiten Omarov
    Baiten Omarov
    • Badmayevas Badmayev
    • Director
      • Elem Klimov
    • Writers
      • Semyon Lungin
      • Ilya Nusinov
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    Storyline

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    Russia, 1916. Be it by craft or madness, Rasputin exercises power over the indecisive Nicholas, and the religious Czarina worships the Siberian as God. He manipulates the Czar in his relations with the Duma and influences the choice of a new premier. Rasputin assaults a baroness; her husband is jailed for defending her, and she must offer sexual favors to Rasputin to save her husband. The Czar finally orders Rasputin from St. Petersburg, but somehow he enters the palace and, in a disheveled trance, convinces the Czar to make a disastrous change in war strategy. A cadre of nobles take matters into their own hands and arrange a last dinner party for the interloping monk. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • czarina
    • russian politics
    • political corruption
    • world war one
    • aristocracy
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    • Taglines
      • Monk.Heretic.Messiah.Madman.
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Soviet government held up the film's release for six years.
    • Goofs
      The Tsar's son is clearly visible in the closing scene depicting Rasputin's funeral. According to numerous eyewitness accounts though, the Heir to the Throne was absent from the ceremony.
    • Alternate versions
      Unlike the versions released in other countries, the Russian deletes all the refrences to Rasputin's sexual desires and perversions, making the film lose its "Caligula-esque" edge.
    • Connections
      Edited into A Hellish Chaos (2017)

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    Top review
    Historic events turned into great cinematic work
    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.
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    • b_larson
    • Jun 20, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
    • Filming locations
      • Soviet Union
    • Production company
      • Mosfilm
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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