Thursday, January 13, 2011

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

Actors: Edward Arnold , C. Henry Gordon , Lionel Barrymore , Ralph Morgan , Ethel Barrymore , Diana Wynyard , Tad Alexander , John Barrymore
Director: Richard Boleslawski
IMDB Rate: 6.6 out of 10 (254 votes)
Plot Summary:The year after the all-star Grand Hotel, brothers John and Lionel Barrymore teamed again in Rasputin and the Empress. Joining them in a sumptuous and stirring tale about the often-called Mad Monk who held a powerful - perhaps hypnotic - sway over World War I-era Russian royalty was the third member of the American stages Royal Family Ethel Barrymore, making this the lone feature with all three thespian siblings. Intercut with footage from the actual era, the film burns with intrigue, betrayal, rivalry and the renowned trios talents. Lionel has the plum role of Rasputin, seething with ambition and rage. I will be Russia! he proclaims. History shows he would not. But this movie shows he would not be forgotten.

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