Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
Acting
Rickman's Rasputin: feral, seductive, genuinely unsettling
Costume
Imperial Russia dripping in jewels while everything burns
Director
Uli Edel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rickman reportedly refused to bathe during filming to capture Rasputin's pungent authenticity. Co-stars suffered for art.
Released the same year as ROMEO + JULIET, this epitomized '90s prestige TV movies competing with HBO's rise. It lost.
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