Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

Directed by

Richard Boleslawski, Charles Brabin

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Members of the Russian imperial family struggle against the influence of a manipulative monk. The story follows a prince, the czarina, and the title character as their fates intertwine.

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What happens

Rasputin and the Empress is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings (John, as Prince Chegodieff; Ethel, as Czarina Alexandra; and Lionel Barrymore, as Grigori Rasputin). It is the only film in which all three siblings appear together. The film's inaccurate portrayal of Prince Felix Yusupov and his wife Princess Irina (renamed "Prince Chegodieff" and "Princess Natasha") resulted in a historically significant lawsuit against MGM and gave rise to the "all persons fictitious disclaimer", which has since become standard in Hollywood works of fiction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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