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Although all had starring roles, there are only a couple of short scenes where all three are on the screen at the same time. By now, everyone - but everyone - has commented on what bad history this movie is. Cinemark Nicholas is forced to exile Paul, as Rasputin's minions are still in power. Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves. Nicholas forces Paul to resign his position when he admits he tried to assassinate the man. 10 out of 14 found this helpful. This film covers the years 1913 through 1918, during the tumultuous final years of the Romanov regime in Russia. There is Ethel Barrymore looking every inch the empress and giving a convincing portrayal of a woman concerned for the welfare of her very ill son - and I would expect that. This is a reasonably decent movie, well acted (particularly by Lionel, who practically chews the scenery as Rasputin) and the sets and costumes are fairly nice. The size of the stage, the crew, the soundmen, property men, lighting men, make-up men, hairdressers, script girls, and dozens of assistants, photographers, and all those people fussing and stopping every shot were absolutely devestating [sic?]. Second, it is a reasonable portrayal, with facts and fiction, of the last years of the Russian czars and the infamous Rasputin. Hippocrene Books, New York: 1986. He's seen as a fun party animal, a believable healer, and the world's worst dinner guest. Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? 0 out of 0 found this helpful.

Drama What is amazing is everyone else in this film is either naive or totally evil. The presence of the three Barrymores also makes this film interesting. In mid-June, M-G-M announced that the three Barrymores would star in Rasputin — Ethel as the Czarina, Lionel as Rasputin, ..."Barondess MacLean, Barbara. was considered a deity by the Russian populace. Frightening. The acting is even quite good. "Rasputin and the Empress" has the distinction of being the only movie that features siblings John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore.

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The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Certificate: Passed A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia. Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes. Given the back story of how this movie was made, we also see the power of the studio executives, such as Irving Thalberg, had in how stories were constructed. A prince plots to kill the "mad monk" Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia. 8 out of 12 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Finally members of the Russian royalty plotted to kill Rasputin which they did. However, the value of the film is that is a good example of acting, directing and writing in the 1930s.

great film. The filming is superb under Polish-born director Richard Boleslawski (as Boleslavsky) who studied at the Moscow Art Theater. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. "I rehearsed the scene without a hitch. I suppose that, in 1932 when this was filmed, MGM wanted to make Communists, who were gaining popularity in Depression-era America, look bad. More truth than humor there. 14 out of 15 found this helpful. Trotz's "Rasputin" is realized with all dignity ... but it does not cease to be a, novel, lacking human and aesthetic nuances.

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