

Depardieu plays the unkillable mystic who wouldn't die. They tried everything.
A group of Russian noblemen want to maintain the monarchy and plan to kill Rasputin.
Acting
Depardieu commits completely to Rasputin's feral charisma.
Costume
Imperial Russia dripping in jewels and desperation.
Production
Lush sets that cost more than the script deserved.

Director
Josée Dayan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Depardieu's son Guillaume appears as Prince Felix Yussupov, making the assassination disturbingly familial.
This French-Russian co-production premiered on TV, which explains its gorgeous emptiness—prestige aesthetics with soap opera bones.