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06/03/1966 Horror 1h 31m
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Ladies' Man - And Lady Killer!

Overview

Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.

  1. Don Sharp

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Christopher Lee

    Grigori Rasputin

  2. Barbara Shelley

    Sonia

  3. Richard Pasco

    Dr. Zargo

  4. Francis Matthews

    Ivan

  5. Suzan Farmer

    Vanessa

  6. Dinsdale Landen

    Peter

  7. Renée Asherson

    Tsarina

  8. Derek Francis

    Innkeeper

  9. Joss Ackland

    The Bishop

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-03-28
I offer him sins worth forgiving!

1966 was a prolific year for Hammer Films, the company would have 6 films released this year, unsurprisingly the quality of such was variable. Rasputin the Mad Monk was filmed back to back with Dracula Prince of Darkness, yet even though the BBFC afforded it the "X" certificate, it's somewhat tame and more a historical drama than horror film.

In truth it's Christopher Lee as the title character who keeps this from plunging the depths of stinkerville, and this in spite of sporting a most distracting and ridiculous beard. Plot simply - and fancifully - sho...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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