Storyline

As Europe looms on the edge of war in 1913, the family and members of the court of the Russian czar Nicholas come under the sway of a mysterious mystic named Rasputin. When Rasputin miraculously appears to cure the czar's son Alyosha of his hemophilia, the monk's reputation is cemented, particularly in the mind of the princess Natasha. Natasha's fiancé (and, later, husband) Prince Paul Chegodieff, however, suspects Rasputin is a charlatan who will cause the downfall of the royal family and perhaps of Russia itself.—Jim Beaver

Plot Keywords

world war one, russian revolution, libertine, monk, children, family relationships, implied rape, drowning, epic, hypnotist, orgasm, peasant, political intrigue, political unrest, revolution, death, father son relationship, hypnotism, murder, royalty

Short Review

Boleslawksi's lavish production of this historical melodrama is best known today as the only film that all three Barrymores (John, Ethel and Lionel) made together.

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