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Christopher Lee stars as Rasputin, a monk who uses his powers to cure an innkeeper's wife and rape the daughter of the innkeeper. He then refuses to apologize to the Abbot of his monastery and leaves for St Petersburg, where he uses his powers for his own hedonistic ends. Eventually, he wangles his way into the Tsarina's court and she allows him more and more power.
A Hammer horror classic starring Christopher Lee as Rasputin, the
monk who the Russian Tsarina takes under her wing. The story begins
with Rasputin, after using his powers to cure an innkeeper's wife,
throwing a party, raping the innkeeper's daughter and cutting off
the hand of her suitor. He then refuses to apologise to the Abbot
of his monastery and leaves for St Petersburg, deciding to use his
faith-healing powers for his own hedonistic ends. It is here that
he eventually wangles his way into the Tsarina's court and she
allows him more and more power.
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