Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

Synopsis: This classic of the silver screen owes its prestige to sibling stars John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore. When conventional medicine fails to cure the Czarina's dying son, she calls in her trusted... This classic of the silver screen owes its prestige to sibling stars John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore. When conventional medicine fails to cure the Czarina's dying son, she calls in her trusted friend Rasputin, an eccentric monk with political ambitions on his mind and devious schemes up his sleeve. Mysteriously, Rasputin's mystical treatments revive the little Prince, who suffers from hemophilia. But under the holy man's care, the regal lad is distant and strange -- a puppet bewitched by the monk's hypnotic spell. Now that Rasputin has the royal family in the palm of his hand, the entire Romanov Dynasty will kneel at his feet. [More]

Starring: John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ralph Morgan

Starring: John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ralph Morgan, Diana Wynyard, Tad Alexander, C. Henry Gordon, Edward Arnold, Jean Parker

Director: Richard Boleslawski

Director: Richard Boleslawski
Story: Charles MacArthur
Composer: Herbert Stothart
Producer: Bernard Hyman

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