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Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.

Events

• December 30th , 1916, Rasputin is assassinated

• July 17th , 1918, Tsar Nicholas II and his family are killed by Bolsheviks

Directed by Uli Edel

Starring Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellen, David Warner