Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)




Christopher Lee, Renée Asherson - Rasputin: The Mad Monk




Thrown out of his monastery for licentious and drunken behaviour, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg to try his luck. Through a dalliance with one of the czarina's ladies in waiting he soon gains influence at court with his powers of healing and of hypnotism. But he also makes enemies who wish to see him dead.


Books with substantial mentioning of Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Tom Johnson
The Christopher Lee Filmography, All Theatrical Releases, 1948-2003
Jefferson, N.C, 2004

Wayne Kinsey
Hammer Films, The Bray Studios Years
London, 2003

Robert W. Pohle Jr. and Douglas C. Hart, with the participation of Christopher Lee
The Films of Christopher Lee
Metuchen, N.J. & London, 1983


Year: 1966
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
 
IMDb: 0059635