Rasputin--The Mad Monk

Christopher Lee's most monstrous film portrayal may have been of a real person, Grigori Rasputin, in this Hammer Films look at the charismatically menacing Russian holy man who used hypnosis to gain power in the court of Czar Nicholas II, where he seduced women and mercilessly crushed any potential rivals. Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews co-star. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.