
Horrors of the Black Museum(1959)
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.


“Ladies' Man - And Lady Killer!”
Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.

Christopher Lee
Grigori Rasputin

Barbara Shelley
Sonia

Richard Pasco
Dr. Zargo

Francis Matthews
Ivan

Suzan Farmer
Vanessa

Dinsdale Landen
Peter

Renée Asherson
Tsarina

Derek Francis
Innkeeper

Joss Ackland
The Bishop
Robert Duncan
Tsarvitch
Rasputin: The Mad Monk is a horror film released in 1966 exploring themes of assassination, peasant, mystic, st. petersburg, russia, biography, hypnotist. Directed by Don Sharp, it stars Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco. Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.
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