Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
Watch TrailerAs an adviser to the emperor Nicholas II, mystic Grigori Rasputin holds great influence over the empire. However, many in St Petersburg begin to regard Rasputin, with his strange practices and mesmerizing qualities, as a liability and plot his assassination. When Rasputin, known to many as the 'Mad Monk', leads Nicholas to embrace an ill-conceived military strategy, a group of determined conspirators set down a plan to eliminate him.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Агония |
| Year | 1981 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Genre | History, Drama |
| Director | Elem Klimov |
| Runtime | 142 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (44 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.
Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.
For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.
Director: Elem Klimov
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.
🎭 Cast
Aleksey Petrenko
Rasputin
Anatoliy Romashin
Nicholas II
Leonid Bronevoy
Manasevich-Manuilov
Alisa Freyndlikh
Vyrubova
Yuri Katin-Yartsev
Purishkevich
Mikhail Svetin
Terekhov
Velta Līne
Aleksandra Fyodorovna
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Colonel
Sergei Karnovich-Valua
Russian General
Aleksandr Romantsov
Yusupov
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