Les Nuits de Raspoutine (1960)
Directed by Pierre Chenal
Biography / Drama / History
aka: The Night They Killed Rasputin
Les Nuits de Raspoutine (1960)
Film Synopsis
Rasputin, a libertine monk, has become a favourite at the court of the Russian emperor after restoring the Tsarevich to his former health. By exercising his cunning, Rasputin becomes the empress's personal adviser and provokes numerous conflicts. However, his belief that salvation can be achieved through sin has earned him many enemies. One of these is a prince who swears to destroy him...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Pierre Chenal
- Script: Pierre Chenal, Ugo Liberatore, André Tabet
- Cinematographer: Bitto Albertini
- Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
- Cast: Edmund Purdom (Rasputin), Gianna Maria Canale (Czarina Alexandra), John Drew Barrymore (Prince Felix Yousoupoff), Jany Clair (Irina Yousoupoff), Ugo Sasso (Czar), Nerio Bernardi, Livio Lorenzon, Yvette Lebon, Marco Guglielmi, Enrico Glori, Piero Palermini, Jole Fierro, Miranda Campa, Rita Rubirosa, Anita Todesco, Silla Bettini, Maria Grazia Buccella, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Liana Del Balzo, Élida Dey
- Country: Italy / France
- Language: Italian
- Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
- Runtime: 87 min
- Aka: The Night They Killed Rasputin
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