Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

91 mins | Horror | March 6, 1966

Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his satanic power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

91 mins | Horror | March 6, 1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his satanic power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Seven Arts Productions, Hammer Film Productions
Original title Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Directors Lorna Selwyn, Don Sharp, Bert Batt
Writers Anthony Hinds

Cast

Christopher Lee

as Grigori Rasputin

Barbara Shelley

as Sonia

Richard Pasco

as Dr. Zargo

Suzan Farmer

as Vanessa

Dinsdale Landen

as Peter

Renée Asherson

as Tsarina

Derek Francis

as Innkeeper

Joss Ackland

as The Bishop

Robert Duncan

as Tsarvitch

Alan Tilvern

as Patron

John Welsh

as The Abbot

John Bailey

as The Physician

Prudence Hyman

as Chatty Woman (uncredited)

Lucy Fleming

as Wide Eyes (uncredited)

Michael Ripper

as Waggoner (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Godfrey

as Doctor (uncredited)

Bryan Marshall

as Vasily (uncredited)

Maggie Wright

as Second Tart (uncredited)

Cyril Shaps

as Foxy Face (uncredited)

Brian Wilde

as Vassily's Father (uncredited)