Rasputin, the Black Monk

1917 film
  • October 5, 1917 (1917-10-05)
Running time
8 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Henry Hull in the film

Rasputin, the Black Monk is a lost[1] 1917 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Ashley and starring Montagu Love. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company.[2]

Cast

  • Montagu Love as Gregory Novik/Rasputin
  • Henry Hull as Kerensky
  • June Elvidge as Inez, Raff's wife
  • Arthur Ashley as Raff
  • Violet Axzelle as Ilda, as a child (*as Violet Axzell)
  • Lillian Cook as Ilda, Raff's daughter - as an adult
  • Bertram Grassby as Alexus
  • Irving Cummings as Prince Felix
  • Julia Dean as Madame Vasta, Lady in Waiting
  • Pinna Nesbit as Princess Sonia
  • Hubert Wilke as Czar Andre
  • Florence Beresford as Czarina Katherine
  • Charles Crompton as Paulus
  • Frank Beamish as Choynski, Russian Secret Service
  • Joseph Granby as Mikula Dvorkin, leader of Duma

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Rasputing, The Black Monk
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Rasputin, The Black Monk

External links

  • Rasputin, The Black Monk at IMDb.com
  • synopsis at AllMovie