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Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin (1981)

Monk. Heretic. Messiah. Madman.

Genre : History, Drama

Runtime : 2H 22M

Director : Elem Klimov

Synopsis

Russian monk Grigori Rasputin rises to power, which corrupts him along the way. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.

Actors

Aleksey Petrenko
Aleksey Petrenko
Rasputin
Anatoli Romashin
Anatoli Romashin
Nicholas II
Leonid Bronevoy
Leonid Bronevoy
Manasevich-Manuilov
Alisa Freyndlikh
Alisa Freyndlikh
Vyrubova
Yuri Katin-Yartsev
Yuri Katin-Yartsev
Purishkevich
Mikhail Svetin
Mikhail Svetin
Terekhov
Velta Līne
Velta Līne
Aleksandra Fyodorovna
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Colonel
Sergei Karnovich-Valua
Sergei Karnovich-Valua
Russian General
Aleksandr Romantsov
Aleksandr Romantsov
Yusupov
Pavel Pankov
Pavel Pankov
Manus
Nelli Pshyonnaya
Nelli Pshyonnaya
baroness
Aleksey Vanin
Aleksey Vanin
legatee's educator
Lyudmila Polyakova
Lyudmila Polyakova
Paraskeva, Rasputin's wife
Olga Grigoryeva
Olga Grigoryeva
holy fool lady (uncredited)
Boris Romanov
Boris Romanov
Balashov
Aleksandr Pavlov
Aleksandr Pavlov
Sukhotin
Bajten Omarov
Bajten Omarov
Badmaev
Vladimir Osenev
Vladimir Osenev
Sturmer
Fyodor Blazhevich
Fyodor Blazhevich
Mikaela Drozdovskaya
Mikaela Drozdovskaya
Rasputin's lady
Olegar Fedoro
Olegar Fedoro
officer
Sergei Golovanov
Sergei Golovanov
Polivanov
Boris Ivanov
Boris Ivanov
doctor Lazovert
Aleksandr Kalyagin
Aleksandr Kalyagin
narrator (voice)
Pantelejmon Krymov
Pantelejmon Krymov
valet
Lev Lemke
Lev Lemke
Nathanson
Dmitriy Orlovskiy
Dmitriy Orlovskiy
Rasputin's villager
Anatoliy Ravikovich
Anatoliy Ravikovich
supplicant
Valentina Talyzina
Valentina Talyzina
Aglaya Akilina
Georgiy Teykh
Georgiy Teykh
Rubinstein
Mikhail Danilov
Mikhail Danilov
prince Mikhail Andronnikov
Pyotr Arzhanov
Pyotr Arzhanov
Goremykin
Anel Sudakevich
Anel Sudakevich
countess Golovina
Shavkat Abdusalamov
Shavkat Abdusalamov
Badmaev's assistant
Arkadiy Arkadyev
Arkadiy Arkadyev
Rodzyanko
Natalya Antonova
Natalya Antonova
Oskar Lind
Oskar Lind
accountant
Aleksandr Vokach
Aleksandr Vokach
Balashov
Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Ryzhov
Rasputin's villager
Eleonora Aleksandrova
Eleonora Aleksandrova
Natalya Bespalova
Natalya Bespalova
Matryona
Anatoly Garichev
Anatoly Garichev
father Iakov
Nikolay Lirov
Nikolay Lirov
legatee
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Rasputin's red lady
Yevgeni Gurov
Yevgeni Gurov
emperor's valet
Afanasiy Trishkin
Afanasiy Trishkin
Maklakov
Galina Nikulina
Galina Nikulina
singer
Sergey Muchenikov
Sergey Muchenikov
the grand duke Dmitriy Pavlovich
Larisa Shepitko
Larisa Shepitko

Crews

Elem Klimov
Elem Klimov
Director
Semyon Lungin
Semyon Lungin
Writer
Ilya Nusinov
Ilya Nusinov
Writer
Alfred Schnittke
Alfred Schnittke
Music
Leonid Kalashnikov
Leonid Kalashnikov
Director of Photography
Valeriya Belova
Valeriya Belova
Editor
Shavkat Abdusalamov
Shavkat Abdusalamov
Production Design
Sergei Voronkov
Sergei Voronkov
Production Design
Shavkat Abdusalamov
Shavkat Abdusalamov
Art Direction
Tatyana Vadetskaya
Tatyana Vadetskaya
Costume Design
Vladimir Yakovlev
Vladimir Yakovlev
Makeup Artist
Boris Vengerovsky
Boris Vengerovsky
Sound

Trailers and other movies

Агония (Russian Trailer)

Posters and backgrounds

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