Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny
| Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | |
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Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny film poster | |
| Genre | Biography Historical drama |
| Written by | Peter Pruce |
| Directed by | Uli Edel |
| Starring | Alan Rickman Greta Scacchi Ian McKellen David Warner John Wood |
| Theme music composer | Brad Fiedel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David R. Ginsburg David Kirkpatrick |
| Producers | Nick Gillott Galina Tuchinsky |
| Production locations | Budapest, Hungary St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Editors | Seth Flaum Dan Rae |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Production companies | HBO Pictures Rysher / Citadel Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | March 23, 1996 |
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny is a 1996 biographical historical drama television film directed by Uli Edel and starring Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi and Ian McKellen. It 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.