"Beautiful girls who came to pray! Caught in the web of debauched Rasputin, whose crafty mind toppled a throne!" 23 December 1932 Drama, History 121 mins
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
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John Barrymore as Prince Paul Chegodieff
Ethel Barrymore as Czarina Alexandra
Lionel Barrymore as Grigori Rasputin
Ralph Morgan as Czar Nicholas II
Tad Alexander as The Czarevitch
Diana Wynyard as Princess Natasha
C. Henry Gordon as Grand Duke Igor
Edward Arnold as Doctor Remezov
Henry Armetta as Photographer (uncredited)
Mischa Auer as Butler Pouring Drinks at Party (uncredited)
Louise Closser Hale as Lazy Spoiled Woman (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier as Priest (uncredited)
Dale Fuller as Minor Role (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst as Staff General (uncredited)
George Irving as Minor Role (uncredited)
Henry Kolker as Chief of Secret Police (uncredited)
Richard Boleslawski Director
Charles MacArthur Screenplay
Herbert Stothart Music
Douglas Shearer Sound Director
Tom Held Editor
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Alexander Toluboff Art Direction
Adrian Costume Design
William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Bernard H. Hyman Producer
Irving Thalberg Executive Producer
Milton Brown Still Photographer
Ben Hecht Writer
United States 23 December 1932
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