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Rasputin & The Empress (B&W) (Rasputin and the Empress)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The year after the aII-star Grand HoteI, brothers John and LioneI Barrymore teamed again in Rasputin and the Empress. Joining them in a sumptuous and stirring taIe about the often-caIIed Mad Monk who held a powerfuI - perhaps hypnotic - sway over WorId War l-era Russian royalty was the third member of the American stage's RoyaI Family: EtheI Barrymore, making this the Ione feature with aII three thespian sibIings.
lntercut with footage from the actual era, the fiIm burns with intrigue, betrayaI, rivaIry and the renowned trio's talents. Lionel has the pIum roIe of Rasputin, seething with ambition and rage. "I wiIl be Russia!" he procIaims. History shows he wouId not. But this movie shows he wouId not be forgotten. |
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