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Rasputin and the Empress

1932 · 121 min

A grand, gloomy historical melodrama that mixes court intrigue, hypnotic menace, and a slow, inevitable sense of doom.

Tagline
Beautiful girls who came to pray! Caught in the web of debauched Rasputin, whose crafty mind toppled a throne!
Overview
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • faith
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Richard Boleslawski
Written by
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Starring
John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ralph Morgan, Tad Alexander, Diana Wynyard, C. Henry Gordon, Edward Arnold
Cinematography
William H. Daniels
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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