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1928 film

Rasputin, the Holy Sinner
American release poster

German	Rasputins Liebesabenteuer

Directed by	Martin Berger
Written by	Dosio Koffler
Produced by	Martin Berger
Starring	Nikolai Malikoff Diana Karenne Erwin Kalser
Cinematography	László Schäffer
Music by	Pasquale Perris
Production company	Martin Berger Film
Distributed by	Mondial-Film
Release date	26 September 1928 (1928-09-26)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Rasputin, the Holy Sinner (German: Rasputins Liebesabenteuer) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Martin Berger and starring Nikolai Malikoff, Diana Karenne and Erwin Kalser. The film was also released as Rasputin, the Holy Devil and Rasputin's Amorous Adventures. Director Berger made Rasputin into a sympathetic peasant character who was "exploited by the boorish and overly pampered bourgeoisie".

The film was one of Berger's biggest productions according to its budget and boasted a distinguished cast, including Alfred Abel and Max Schreck. Russian-born actor Nikolai Malikoff received glowing reviews for his portrayal of Rasputin, although his film career petered out soon after due to the advent of sound. (This film is sometimes confused with a 1928 German-Russian film called Rasputin (1928 film).)

Plot

A simple Russian peasant named Gregori Rasputin seems able to perform miracles and soon comes to the attention of the Tsar and Tsarina of the Russian royal family who elevate him to the rank of spiritual advisor. Rasputin's control over them grows, and members of the hierarchy fear he is trying to increase his own political power. They develop a plot to assassinate Rasputin.

Cast

Nikolai Malikoff as Rasputin
Diana Karenne as Czarina
Erwin Kalser as Czar
Alexander Murski as Postmaster Globitscheff
Nathalie Lissenko as Frau Tatarinoff
Albert Kergy as Adjutant Bilinski
Alfred Abel as General adjutant Sablin
Mikhail Rasumny as Purishkevich
Hilde Hildebrand as Dirne Gregubowa
David Monko as Minister Sazonov
Camilla von Hollay as Maid Dunja
Ferdinand Bonn as Egorov
Max Schreck as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Uli Buotry as Militza Nikolaevich
Jack Trevor as Prince Yusupov
Hans Albers as officer
Hermann Picha as informer
Fritz Alberti as Colonel Tatarinov
Ruth Albu as Hoffräulein Wera
Gertrud Arnold as Mother Bilinski
Erna Bojar as Gymnasist
Maria De Witt as Wyrubowa
Diana Dierks as Count Ignatyev
N. Schweidel as Minister Chwostoff
Alexandra Sorina as actress Warwarowa
Uli Tridenskaja as Frau Globitscheff
Martin Wolfgang as Mitja

References

Dalle Vacche, Angela (2008). Diva: Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 262. ISBN 0292717113.
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 329. ISBN 1936168685.

External links

Rasputin, the Holy Sinner at IMDb

v t e Grigori Rasputin in popular culture
Films	The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917) Rasputin, the Holy Sinner (1928) Rasputin (1928) Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932) Rasputin and the Empress (1932) Wake Up the Gypsy in Me (1933) Rasputin (1938) Rasputin (1954) The Night They Killed Rasputin (1960) Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966) I Killed Rasputin (1967) Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) Harlequin (1980) Agony (1975/1981) Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996) Anastasia (1997) Hellboy (2004) Rasputin (2011) Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020) The King's Man (2021)
Comics	Colossus Magik Mikhail Rasputin Grigori Rasputin (Hellboy)
Video games	World Heroes series Shadow Hearts: Covenant Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army
Other media	"Rasputin" (song) The Wages of Sin (novel) Rasputin – Miracles Lie in the Eye of the Beholder (album) Raimuiro Senkitan (anime) Drifters (manga) "The Power of the Doctor" (television special)

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