Rasputin, The Mad Monk – 1966

A Hammer Film production presented by Associated British Productions Limited and released through Warner-Pathe Distributors Limited (UK) and Twentieth Century-Fox (US)
Copyright MCMlXVl Hammer Film Productions Ltd, – All rights reserved
MPAA Approved Certificate

No living person is portrayed or referred to in this film

RCA Sound Recording
Produced at Bray Studios, England
CinemaScope
Technicolor 91 mins

Storyline

In imperial Russia, Rasputin is meant to be living the secluded, spiritual life of a monk. But he is in reality a debauched and depraved womaniser, a man with powers of healing and hypnotism, which, after he has hacked a man’s hand off and attempted to rape a young woman, his religious superiors think must have come from the Devil. Determined to use his powers to further himself, he heads for St Petersburg and, thanks to the help he elicits from Sonia, a lady-in-waiting, he soon finds himself in a position of influence over the Tsarina herself. But, Rasputin still has powerful enemies…..

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Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Art Director	Don Mingaye	37	1 Jan 1929		8 Nov 2017	88	26	14	40
Ast. Director	Bert Batt	35	25 Apr 1930		6 Nov 2011	81	13		13
Camera Operator	Cece Cooney	59	11 Sep 1906		Sep 1993	86	5		5
Continuity	Lorna Selwyn	58	1908		2002	94	4	1	5
Director	Don Sharp	44	19 Apr 1921		14 Dec 2011	90	4		4
Director of Photog.	Michael Reed	36	7 Jul 1929		15 Dec 2022	93	5	2	7
Editor	Roy Hyde	46	15 Feb 1920		28 Jun 1985	65	30	1	31
Hair Stylist	Frieda Steiger	62	29 Dec 1903		19 Aug 1993	89	28		28
Make-up	Roy Ashton	56	16 Apr 1909		10 Jan 1995	85	36	4	40
Music Composer	Don Banks	42	25 Oct 1923		5 Sep 1980	56	9		9
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	58	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Producer	Anthony Nelson-Keys	54	13 Nov 1911		19 Mar 1985	73	41		41
Production Designer	Bernard Robinson	53	28 Jul 1912		2 Mar 1970	57	46	3	49
Production Manager	Ross MacKenzie						3		3
Screenplay	Anthony Hinds	43	18 Sep 1922		30 Sep 2013	91	84	1	85
Sound Editor	Roy Baker	38	Jul 1927		Feb 2011	83	29	1	30
Sound Recordist	Ken Rawkins	48	Jan 1918		1971	52	18		18
Supervising Editor	James Needs	46	17 Oct 1919		4 Feb 2003	83	110	1	111
Wardrobe	Rosemary Burrows						36	5	41
Uncredited
Clapper / Loader	Jerry Sandler	19	1 Dec 1946	01.12.1946		76		3	3
Clapper Loader	Christopher Neame	23	24 Dec 1942		12 Jun 2011	68	15	9	24
Fight Arranger	Peter Diamond	36	10 Aug 1929		27 Mar 2004	74	4	23	27
First Camera Ast.	Mike Rutter	31	1935		6 Mar 2021	86		2	2
Second Ast. Director	Hugh Harlow	26	17 Jun 1939	17.06.1939		84	3	28	31
Wardrobe Ast.	Brenda Dabbs							1	1

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Abbot	John Welsh	51	7 Nov 1914		21 Apr 1985	70	5		5
Bishop	Joss Ackland	38	29 Feb 1928		19 Nov 2023	95	2		2
Court Physician	John Bailey	53	26 Jun 1912		11 Feb 1989	76	4		4
Dr Zargo	Richard Pasco	39	18 Jul 1926		12 Nov 2014	88	4		4
Innkeeper	Derek Francis	42	7 Nov 1923		27 Mar 1984	60	3		3
Ivan	Francis Matthews	38	2 Sep 1927		14 Jun 2014	86	4		4
Patron	Alan Tilvern	47	5 Nov 1918		17 Dec 2003	85	1		1
Peter	Dinsdale Landen	33	4 Sep 1932		29 Dec 2003	71	1		1
Rasputin	Christopher Lee	43	27 May 1922		7 Jun 2015	93	22		22
Sonia	Barbara Shelley	34	13 Feb 1932		3 Jan 2021	88	8		8
Tsarina	Renee Asherson	50	19 May 1915		30 Oct 2014	99	1		1
Tsarvitch	Robert Duncan	10	1 Jan 1956	01.01.1956		67	1		1
Vanessa	Suzan Farmer	23	16 Jun 1942		17 Sep 2017	75	4		4
Waggonner	Bartlett Mullins	61	13 Aug 1904		15 May 1992	87	2	3	5
Uncredited
Ann, Innkeepers Wife	Mary Quinn	41	22 Mar 1924		13 Jul 2003	79		1	1
Bar Patron	Eric Kent	28	16 Jul 1937		5 Dec 2012	75		6	6
Bar Patron	Maxwell Craig							6	6
Bar Patron with a Beard	Emille Stemmler	55	1911					6	6
Bartender	Ernie Rice	69	17 Nov 1896		1979	83		7	7
Bin Man / Bar Drunk	Robert Rowland	38	1 Feb 1928		20 Aug 2010	82		1	1
Chatty Woman	Prudence Hyman	52	2 Feb 1914		1 Jun 1995	81	1	3	4
Cheeky Man	Les White	32	1 Jan 1934		20 Jul 2009	75		1	1
Court Messenger	Jeremy Young	32	1934		9 Apr 2022	88		1	1
Dancer	Jay McGrath				2009			1	1
Dancer	Robert McClennan							1	1
Doctor	Michael Godfrey	47	20 Aug 1918		9 Sep 1977	59		2	2
Fat Lady	Celia Ryder	37	14 Sep 1928		16 Dec 2012	84		1	1
First Tart	Helen Christie	51	22 Oct 1914		17 Aug 1995	80	1	1	2
Foxy Face	Cyril Shaps	42	13 Oct 1923		1 Jan 2003	79	1	2	3
Gossip	Bridget McConnell							1	1
Michael	Michael Cadman	23	12 May 1942	12.05.1942		81	1	1	2
Onlooker	Marusa Elias							1	1
Second Tart	Maggie Wright	22	23 Jan 1944	23.01.1944		79	1	1	2
Stand-in: Miss Shelly	Mary Maxfield							1	1
Stand-in: Mr Lee	Norman Symonds	45	23 Dec 1920		20 Aug 1998	77		1	1
Stand-in: Mr Pasco	Robert Souter							1	1
Superior Lady	Mary Barclay	49	20 Jul 1916		19 Feb 2008	91		1	1
Tania	Fiona Hartford	22	31 Jan 1944	31.01.1944		79		1	1
Vasily	Bryan Marshall	27	19 May 1938		25 Jun 2019	81	2	2	4
Vassily`’s Father	Brian Wilde	38	13 Jun 1927		20 Mar 2008	80	1	1	2
Waggoner (voice)	Michael Ripper	53	27 Jan 1913		28 Jun 2000	87	34	2	36
Waiter	Jim O'Brady	58	13 May 1907		1 Jan 1991	83		18	18
Wide Eyes	Lucy Fleming	18	15 May 1947	15.05.1947		76		1	1
Young Girl	Veronica Nicholson							1	1

Production


FILMING BEGAN	13 September 1965
UK RELEASE	6 March 1966
STUDIO	Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England	Re-using many of the sets from Dracula, Prince of Darkness
LOCATION	Black Park Lake, Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England

Footnotes

Although Michael Ripper is not seen in this film, his voice can nevertheless be heard. In the scene where Rasputin is on his way to St Petersburg, the voice of the uncredited actor (Bartlett Mullins) playing the part of the old peasant driving the cart has clearly been dubbed by that of Ripper.

Uncredited here, actor Brian Wilde went on to star in two BBC TV comedies – as Mr Barrowclough “Porridge” and Foggy in “Last of the Summer Wine”.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection