Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

1981 · directed by Elem Klimov

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

As an adviser to the emperor Nicholas II, mystic Grigori Rasputin holds great influence over the empire. However, many in St Petersburg begin to regard Rasputin, with his strange practices and mesmerizing qualities, as a liability and plot his assassination. When Rasputin, known to many as the 'Mad Monk', leads Nicholas to embrace an ill-conceived military strategy, a group of determined conspirators set down a plan to eliminate him.

Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin (1981), directed by Elem Klimov, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

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