Rasputin, Demon with Women
| Rasputin, Demon with Women | |
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 Theatrical film poster | |
| German | Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen |
| Directed by | Adolf Trotz |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Ludwig Gottschalk |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant |
| Edited by | Geza Pollatschik |
| Music by | Wladimir Metzl Fritz Wenneis |
Production company | Gottschalk Tonfilm |
| Distributed by | Union-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Rasputin, Demon with Women (
First World War. It was released the same year as an American film about him Rasputin and the Empress. Felix Yusupov sued the filmmakers for his portrayal, but ultimately dropped his case.[2] The film was banned in Germany in 1933 following the Nazi Party's rise to power.[3]
Synopsis
Rasputin's success as mystical healer in a small village leads him to be sought and brought to
aristocratic
enemies plot his murder.
Cast
- Conrad Veidt as Grigori Rasputin
- Czar Nikolaus II. Romanow
- Hermine Sterler as Czarina Alexandra
- Kenneth Rive as Czarewitch Alyosha
- Alexandra Sorina as Hofdame Wyrubowa
- Karl Ludwig Diehl as Prince Jussupoff
- Ida Perry as Count Ignatieff
- Charlotte Ander as Musja Suschkowa
- Elza Temary as Nina, the spy
- Brigitte Horney as Lusha
- Bernhard Goetzke as Lusha's father - builder
- Franziska Kinz as Dunya
- Marian Chevalier as aristocrat
- Heinrich Heilinger as Petroff - Government Official
- Edith Meinhard as Petroff's wife
- Magnus Stifter as Bischof von Tobolsk
- Ernst Reicher as Home Secretary
- Werner Hollmann as Chief of Police
- Theo Shall as Lieutenant Suschkoff
- Friedrich Gnaß as Derewenko
- Paul Henckels as Pureschkewich - representative
- Alexander Murski as Wachtmeister
References
- JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
- ^ Soister p.234
- ^ Soister p.236
Bibliography
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Soister, John T. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002.
External links
- Rasputin, Demon with Women at IMDb
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