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1954 film

Rasputin

Directed by	Georges Combret
Written by	Claude Boissol Georges Combret
Produced by	Georges Combret
Starring	Pierre Brasseur Isa Miranda Renée Faure
Cinematography	Pierre Petit
Edited by	Germaine Fouquet
Music by	Paul Durand
Production companies	Italia Film Radius Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers (France)
Release date	19 July 1954 (1954-07-19)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

Rasputin (French: Raspoutine) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Georges Combret and starring Pierre Brasseur, Isa Miranda and Renée Faure. It portrays the rise and fall of the Russian priest and courtier Grigori Rasputin.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.

Plot

The muzhik Rasputin becomes the favorite of the court of the Tsar of Russia after curing the Tsar's son. He seduced the tsarina, he is accused of witchcraft, and a plot is organized.

Cast

Pierre Brasseur as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine
Isa Miranda as La tsarine Alexandra
Renée Faure as Véra
Milly Vitale as Laura
Jacques Berthier as Le prince Félix Youssoupoff / Youry
Claude Laydu as Héliodore
Denise Grey as La princesse Dikvona
Micheline Francey as Anna Pracova
Robert Berri as Le capitaine Soukoff
Jean Wall as L'archimandrite Breham
Raphaël Patorni as Le ministre Stumerof
Michel Etcheverry as Pourlchkevitch
Bruno Balp
Nadine Bellaigue
Charles Bouillaud as L'industriel Posinoff
Maria Grazia Buccella
Robert Burnier as Le tsar Nicolas II
Pierre Cosson
Germaine Delbat as La concierge
Cécile Didier as La nourrice
Ky Duyen as Le pédicure
Cécile Eddy
Richard Flagey as Dimitri
Suzanne Grey as L'employée aux bains
Jean Lanier as Le docteur
Anne Laurent
Robert Lombard as Boris Goulief
Jean-Claude Maurice
Alexandre Mihalesco
René Pascal
Roland Piguet
Sacha Pitoëff as Le chef de la police
Roger Saget as La basse
Jean Thielment as Le garçon de bains
Jacques Todescano
Hélène Vallier as Une infirmière
Jany Vallières as Une dame

References

Caldiron & Hochkofler p.146

Bibliography

Orio Caldiron & Matilde Hochkofler. Isa Miranda. Gremese Editore, 1978.

External links

Rasputin 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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