St. Petersburg, Russia, December 30th, 1916. Grigori Rasputin is assassinated. The story of the humble peasant who became the most influential adviser to czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the last czar, Nicholas II Romanov.
Cast
Mechthild Großmann
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Laurence Huot-Solovieff
Herself - Descendant
Boris Kolonitsky
Himself - Historian
Sergei Mironenko
Himself - Historian
Olga Utotschkina
Herself - Historian
Marie Turquois-Bowman
Herself - Writer
Florian Langer
Himself - Physician
Alexei Larionov
Himself - Art Historian
Yulia Pashkovskaya
Herself - Hotel Manager
Natalia Saizeva
Herself - Historian
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Himself (archive footage)
Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna
Herself (archive footage)
Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich
Himself (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Himself (archive footage)
Crew
Eva Gerberding
Director, Writer
Margot Neubert-Marić
Editor
Bernd Meiners
Director of Photography
Markus Augé
Producer
Arno Blumenstock
Production Design
Sonja Schneider
Animation
Sebastian van der Westhuizen
Animation
Sascha Heiny
Sound Mixer
Eduard Botchanov
Sound Engineer
Ritchie Staringer
Original Music Composer
Oliver Bätz
Production Director
Marianne Schäfer
Delegated Producer
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