Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966)
- 6.3
- 92 mins
- Mystery, Thriller
Storyline
Thrown out of his monestary for licentious and drunken behaviour, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg to try his luck. Through a daliance with one of the czarina's ladies in waiting he soon gains influence at court with his powers of healing and of hypnotism. But he also makes enemies who wish to see him dead.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Keywords
rasputin, mystic, brooding, campy, intense, melodramatic, thrilling, russia, seduction, mysticism, hypnosis, wretched excess, adventure, forbidden love, revenge, rivalry, temptation, 1910s
Short Review
Lee's riotous, low-throated interpretation of the back-stabbing mystic is something to behold.
Trailer
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