I Killed Rasputin

Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. However as war breaks out, Rasputin's enemies see him as a cause and plot fatal revenge against the Russian mystic.

Cast

Gert Fröbe

as Rasputin

Peter McEnery

as Prince Felix Yusupov

Robert Hossein

as Serge Sukhotin

Geraldine Chaplin

as Mounia Golovine

Ivan Desny

as Grand Duke Alexander

Ira von Fürstenberg

as Princess Irina Yusupov

Roger Pigaut

as Pourichkevich

Nicolas Vogel

as Dr. Lazovert

Katia Tchenko

as A follower of Rasputin

Patrick Balkany

as Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovich

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