Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966 · 91 min · EN · 5.9 (72 votes)
Dir. Don Sharp · Starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer, Dinsdale Landen · Music Don Banks

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Horror

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 satanic 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.

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A lurid, operatic descent into debauchery and dark influence. It feels like a fever dream of opulent decay, where sensuality and menace intertwine under a gothic sky. The air is thick with forbidden desires and impending doom.

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