I Killed Rasputin
{{Infobox film
| name = I Killed Rasputin
| image = TueRaspoutine.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Robert Hossein
| producer = Raymond Danon
Maurice Jacquin
| writer = {{ubl|Felix Yusupov|Paola Sanjust|Alain Decaux|Claude Desailly|Robert Hossein}}
| starring = {{ubl|Gert Fröbe|Peter McEnery|Robert Hossein|Geraldine Chaplin}}
| music = André Hossein
| cinematography = Henri Persin
| editing = Jacqueline Thiédot
|studio = Compania Generale Cinematografica
Films Copernic
| distributor = {{ubl|Comacico (1967) (France)|Paramount Pictures (1968) (USA)|Elite-Film (Filmzentrum) (1967) (Austria)|Hafbo (1968) (Netherlands)|Inter-Verleih Film-Gesellschaft (1967) (West Germany)|Paramount Television (USA) (TV)}}
| released = {{Film date|1967|05|03|France|df=y}}
| runtime = 135 min
| country = France
Italy
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
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I Killed Rasputin ({{langx|fr|J'ai tué Raspoutine}}) is a 1967 Italo-Franco biographical film directed by Robert Hossein. Gert Fröbe stars as the main subject, Grigori Rasputin. It is based on the work Lost Splendor by Felix Yusupov, a nobleman and participant in the murder of Rasputin.A.H. Weiler, The Flight Plan of 'Peter Pan' ], New York Times. pp. 11. 27 November February 1966. Retrieved on 30 July 2011.{{cite book|year=1977|first=Peter |last=Cowie|title=World Filmography: 1967|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press}} The script was approved by Yusupov and he also agreed to appear in the film. In the introductory interview of the film, Yusupov demonstrated that his loathing for Rasputin remained undiminished.'Cannes Festival opens', New York Times. pp. 36. 28 April 1967 Filming began at the Billancourt Studios in Paris in December 1966. The film opened the 1967 Cannes Film Festival and later that year was released theatrically in France on 3 May.
Plot
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.[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_killed_rasputin/ I Killed Rasputin] Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 22 July 2011
Cast
- Gert Fröbe as Grigori Rasputin
- Peter McEnery as Felix Yusupov
- Robert Hossein as Serge Hukhotin
- Geraldine Chaplin as Mounia Golovine
- Ivan Desny as Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
- Roger Pigaut as Vladimir Purishkevich
- Ira Fürstenberg as Irina Yusupova
- Patrick Balkany as Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
- Nicolas Vogel as Dr. Lazovert
- France Delahalle as Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
- Katia Tchenko as A follower of Rasputin
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0061829|I Killed Rasputin}}
{{Grigori Rasputin in popular culture}}
Category:French biographical drama films
Category:Italian biographical drama films
Category:1960s biographical drama films
Category:Films about assassinations
Category:Films set in the 1900s
Category:Films set in the 1910s
Category:Films about Grigori Rasputin
Category:1960s historical drama films
Category:French historical drama films
Category:Italian historical drama films
Category:Films shot at Billancourt Studios
Category:Films directed by Robert Hossein
Category:Films scored by André Hossein
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