Rasputin (1954 film)

Rasputin
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Directed by	Georges Combret
Produced by	Georges Combret
Written by	Claude Boissol Georges Combret
Starring	Pierre Brasseur Isa Miranda Renée Faure
Music by	Paul Durand
Cinematography	Pierre Petit
Edited by	Germaine Fouquet
Production company	Italia Film Radius Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers (France)
Release dates	19 July 1954
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France Italy
Language	French

Rasputin (French: Raspoutine) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Georges Combret and starring Pierre Brasseur, Isa Miranda and Renée Faure. It portrays the rise and fall of the Russian priest and courtier Grigori Rasputin.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.

Plot

The muzhik Rasputin becomes the favorite of the court of the Tsar of Russia after curing the Tsar's son. He seduced the tsarina, he is accused of witchcraft, and a plot is organized.

Cast

• Pierre Brasseur as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine
• Isa Miranda as La tsarine Alexandra
• Renée Faure as Véra
• Milly Vitale as Laura
• Jacques Berthier as Le prince Félix Youssoupoff / Youry
• Claude Laydu as Héliodore
• Denise Grey as La princesse Dikvona
• Micheline Francey as Anna Pracova
• Robert Berri as Le capitaine Soukoff
• Jean Wall as L'archimandrite Breham
• Raphaël Patorni as Le ministre Stumerof
• Michel Etcheverry as Pourlchkevitch
• Bruno Balp
• Nadine Bellaigue
• Charles Bouillaud as L'industriel Posinoff
• Maria Grazia Buccella
• Robert Burnier as Le tsar Nicolas II
• Pierre Cosson
• Germaine Delbat as La concierge
• Cécile Didier as La nourrice
• Ky Duyen as Le pédicure
• Cécile Eddy
• Richard Flagey as Dimitri
• Suzanne Grey as L'employée aux bains
• Jean Lanier as Le docteur
• Anne Laurent
• Robert Lombard as Boris Goulief
• Jean-Claude Maurice
• Alexandre Mihalesco
• René Pascal
• Roland Piguet
• Sacha Pitoëff as Le chef de la police
• Roger Saget as La basse
• Jean Thielment as Le garçon de bains
• Jacques Todescano
• Hélène Vallier as Une infirmière
• Jany Vallières as Une dame

Bibliography

• Orio Caldiron & Matilde Hochkofler. Isa Miranda. Gremese Editore, 1978.

External links

• Rasputin at IMDb