Rasputin
1st Golden Reel Awards
1 Nomination
Genre: Biography / Historical
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Writer: Dwight Gallo
LRF NOW Director's Cut
Cast:
Johnny Depp .... Grigori Rasputin
Vera Farmiga .... Alexandra
Danny Huston .... Tsar Nicholas II
Rufus Sewell .... Dr. Botkin
Nicholas Hoult .... Prince Felix Yusupov
Plot: In 1910s Russia, Tsar Nicholas II (Danny Huston) and his wife Alexandra (Vera Farmiga) find their son Alexei, sole heir to the Romanov dynasty, suffering from hemophilia and the conventional medicine failing to help him. Alexandra looks into finding holistic treatment and finds Father Grigory Rasputin (Johnny Depp), a destitute monk who claims he had a vision from the Virgin Mary telling him that the Tsar needed him. Though Nicholas and the royal doctor, Dr. Botkin (Rufus Sewell), are both skeptical of Rasputin's alleged healing abilities, young Alexei quickly bonds with the charlatan/prophet, so he remains in the Royal Court. But Rasputin's constant boozing and womanizing angers the aristocracy and worsens the already unstable tensions between Nicholas and his subjects. With the seeds of revolution brewing, it becomes increasingly apparent that a bad end awaits for the entire Royal Family. As millions of soldiers die in World War I, citizens place the blame on Alexanda and Rasputin. Prince Felix Yusupov (Nicholas Hoult) decides to murder Rasputin. He tries poisoning him, but it seems to have no effect. He then shoots Rasputin, who still does not die. Rasputin stumbles through the royal courtyard as Prince Felix and his men shoot him several more times, before he finally collapses. Alexandra reads a note left behind by Rasputin, revealing his prior knowledge that he would be murdered, and that should the murderers be nobles, the Imperial Family would die within two years. In 1917, with Russia on the verge of collapse due to the war, Nicholas is forced to abdicate as Tsar and is sent into exile with his family. The Imperial Family is executed in 1918.
1 Nomination
- Best Actor - Johnny Depp
Genre: Biography / Historical
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Writer: Dwight Gallo
LRF NOW Director's Cut
Cast:
Johnny Depp .... Grigori Rasputin
Vera Farmiga .... Alexandra
Danny Huston .... Tsar Nicholas II
Rufus Sewell .... Dr. Botkin
Nicholas Hoult .... Prince Felix Yusupov
Plot: In 1910s Russia, Tsar Nicholas II (Danny Huston) and his wife Alexandra (Vera Farmiga) find their son Alexei, sole heir to the Romanov dynasty, suffering from hemophilia and the conventional medicine failing to help him. Alexandra looks into finding holistic treatment and finds Father Grigory Rasputin (Johnny Depp), a destitute monk who claims he had a vision from the Virgin Mary telling him that the Tsar needed him. Though Nicholas and the royal doctor, Dr. Botkin (Rufus Sewell), are both skeptical of Rasputin's alleged healing abilities, young Alexei quickly bonds with the charlatan/prophet, so he remains in the Royal Court. But Rasputin's constant boozing and womanizing angers the aristocracy and worsens the already unstable tensions between Nicholas and his subjects. With the seeds of revolution brewing, it becomes increasingly apparent that a bad end awaits for the entire Royal Family. As millions of soldiers die in World War I, citizens place the blame on Alexanda and Rasputin. Prince Felix Yusupov (Nicholas Hoult) decides to murder Rasputin. He tries poisoning him, but it seems to have no effect. He then shoots Rasputin, who still does not die. Rasputin stumbles through the royal courtyard as Prince Felix and his men shoot him several more times, before he finally collapses. Alexandra reads a note left behind by Rasputin, revealing his prior knowledge that he would be murdered, and that should the murderers be nobles, the Imperial Family would die within two years. In 1917, with Russia on the verge of collapse due to the war, Nicholas is forced to abdicate as Tsar and is sent into exile with his family. The Imperial Family is executed in 1918.
BOX OFFICE
Budget: $59,000,000
Domestic Gross: $91,214,035
Foreign Gross: $108,301,598
Total Profit: $208,837,651
Budget: $59,000,000
Domestic Gross: $91,214,035
Foreign Gross: $108,301,598
Total Profit: $208,837,651
REVIEWS
"We get it, Mr. Depp. You like to wear lots of makeup and do over-the-top accents. What else is new?" - Clark Davis, JoBlo.com
"Johnny Depp chews the scenery like never before, often switching from funny to scary in a split-second. Whenever he is off-screen he is sorely missed" - Dave Cone, New York Post
"Director Rodrigo Garcia successfully walks a tightrope between true drama and sensationalism" - Jon Farrell, Hollywood Reporter
Rated R for violence, some sexual content and thematic material.
Filming Locations:
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary
- After his salary and gross percentage points, Johnny Depp made over $40 million for his portrayal of Grigori Rasputin.- Rodrigo Garcia was a last minute replacement as director after Gore Verbinski dropped out.