Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

Beautiful girls who came to pray! Caught in the web of debauched Rasputin, whose crafty mind toppled a throne!

NR 1932 · 121 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, History

The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.

Directed by Richard Boleslawski · Written by Charles MacArthur

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