Rasputin: The Mad Monk1966

Name: Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Genre: Supernatural, Psychological, Gothic, Classic Monsters
Released: 1966-03-06
Rating: 6.1

“Ladies' Man - And Lady Killer!”

Directed by Don Sharp

6.1

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IMDb 6.2Rotten Tomatoes 57%TMDB 5.8

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Year

1966

Runtime

91 min

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

Christopher Lee commands the screen as the infamous Grigori Rasputin, a hulking, hypnotic monk whose appetite for violence and debauchery tears through Russian imperial society like a blade. Using his uncanny power over women, he claws his way from a rural inn brawl to the inner sanctums of the Tsar's palace, bending the will of those closest to the crown. Hammer Film Productions wraps this loose historical fever dream in sumptuous Gothic atmosphere, making Rasputin less a man than a force of nature that simply refuses to be stopped. Those who cross him learn quickly that flesh and fury are not easily extinguished.

Content: Violence Including Limb Mutilation, Acid Burning, Hypnotic Sexual Manipulation And Seduction, Poisoning, Depiction Of Murder