Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny

Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny film poster
GenreBiography
Historical drama
Written byPeter Pruce
Directed byUli Edel
StarringAlan Rickman
Greta Scacchi
Ian McKellen
David Warner
John Wood
Theme music composerBrad Fiedel
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producersDavid R. Ginsburg
David Kirkpatrick
ProducersNick Gillott
Galina Tuchinsky
Production locationsBudapest, Hungary
St. Petersburg, Russia
CinematographyElemér Ragályi
EditorsSeth Flaum
Dan Rae
Running time100 min.
Production companiesHBO Pictures
Rysher / Citadel Entertainment
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseMarch 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)
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Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny is a 1996 biographical historical drama television film which chronicles the last four years (1912–16) of Grigori Rasputin's stint as a healer to Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia; the heir apparent to the Russian throne as well as the only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna; who suffered from hemophilia. The film is narrated in the first person by Alexei.