Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996)

Original title

Rasputin

Directed by

Uli Edel

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

United States, Hungary

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the last four years of Grigori Rasputin as he uses his healing abilities to treat the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne. It shows his growing influence over the royal family and the political tensions that surround him, all told from the young prince's perspective.

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What happens

Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny is a 1996 American biographical historical drama television film directed by Uli Edel and starring Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi and Ian McKellen. It chronicles the last four years (1912–1916) of Grigori Rasputin's stint as a healer to Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia; the heir apparent to the Russian throne as well as the only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna; who suffered from hemophilia. The film is narrated in the first person by Alexei. The film premiered on HBO on March 23, 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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