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Director: Richard Boleslawski
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From Time Out Film Guide
The one and only time that the Barrymore family appeared together on screen, Lionel as Rasputin, Ethel as the Tsarina, John as Prince Chegodieff (ie. Youssoupoff). This curio - the subject of litigation brought against MGM by the Prince and Princess Youssoupoff, who claimed it was historically inaccurate - is often strangely dull in its depiction of the last days of the Czar's court, although one can't deny the attraction of its impressive sets and costumes.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Producer: Irving Thalberg
Cast: John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Diana Wynyard, Ralph Morgan, Edward Arnold, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Jean Parker full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 133 mins
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