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Rasputin The Mad Monk [DVD] [1966]

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Christopher Lee (Actor), Joss Ackland (Actor), Don Sharp (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
3.5 out of 5 stars 40 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Christopher Lee, Joss Ackland, Barbara Shelley, Dinsdale Landen, Richard Pasco
  • Directors: Don Sharp
  • Producers: Anthony Nelson-Keys
  • Format: PAL, Colour, Widescreen, Anamorphic
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Studiocanal
  • DVD Release Date: 23 Oct. 2006
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000HEVTM2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,557 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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A Hammer horror classic starring Christopher Lee as Rasputin, the monk who the Russian Tsarina takes under her wing. The story begins with Rasputin, after using his powers to cure an innkeeper's wife, throwing a party, raping the innkeeper's daughter and cutting off the hand of her suitor. He then refuses to apologise to the Abbot of his monastery and leaves for St Petersburg, deciding to use his faith-healing powers for his own hedonistic ends. It is here that he eventually wangles his way into the Tsarina's court and she allows him more and more power.

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3.0 out of 5 starsNot one of Hammer's Best
By E. A. Redfearn VINE VOICE on 30 Dec. 2004
Format: DVD
Made back to back with Dracula Prince of Darkness, using the same sets, and most of the same actors, it was made on the cheap, and looks it too. Historically, its a duff. Entertainment wise, its not bad. The story covers the emergence of Rasputin into Romanov society before the Russian Revolution. The script is rather weak, but the fine actors do carry it though. Christopher Lee made a great effort in his role as Rasputin. Francis Matthews; Dinsdale Landen and Richard Pasco play the conspirators who finally kill Rasputin believing his influence on the Tsarina could lead to the downfall of the Romanovs which of course does happen in 1917. In supporting roles are two lovely Hammer actresses Barbara Shelley and Suzan Farmer who were also in Dracula Prince of Darkness. Overall, its not a bad effort. It has enough material to while away an evening, but dont expect any shocks though. Picture and sound arent too bad on DVD. However, as far as extras are concerned, there are none whatsoever. Still, its cheap enough to buy, and maybe if you are a die hard Hammer fan, am sure you will add this to your collection.
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3.0 out of 5 starsI offer him sins worth forgiving!
By Spike Owen TOP 500 REVIEWER on 28 Mar. 2016
Format: DVD
1966 was a prolific year for Hammer Films, the company would have 6 films released this year, unsurprisingly the quality of such was variable. Rasputin the Mad Monk was filmed back to back with Dracula Prince of Darkness, yet even though the BBFC afforded it the "X" certificate, it's somewhat tame and more a historical drama than horror film.

In truth it's Christopher Lee as the title character who keeps this from plunging the depths of stinkerville, and this in spite of sporting a most distracting and ridiculous beard. Plot simply - and fancifully - shows Rasputin as a hard drinking, womanising bully with a penchant for hypnotism, all of which he uses for his nefarious ends.

It's all very colourful, with Lee holding court as male saps and beautiful dames (Barbara Shelley oh my eye!) come and go, which all builds to a furious finale in the Hammer Films tradition. Yet the slow pace, weakness of the story and the overt feeling of watching a rush job, stops this from being anything but a Hammer time waster. 6/10
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3.0 out of 5 starsInferior Audio
By tangerinewolf on 30 Oct. 2012
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
Yes, I agree with the previous customer regarding the poor audio for this otherwise fine release of Rasputin The Mad Monk by Studio Canal. The picture quality is great, certainly the best I've ever seen for this awesome Hammer Film, but the audio, well it gets NO stars, which reduces my rating of the overall package to three stars. It sounds like they did nothing to the audio in the remastering process! It sounds bland, two much treble and no bass. Of course this is most noticable with the musical soundtrack. What can be done to improve the audio is limited with these 1960's films, but this one falls way short of the work that went into Canal's blu ray releases of Dracula Prince of Darkness and Plague of the Zombies. From the very opening of the 20th Century Fox fanfare, this one sounded like something was very wrong. It, of course, sounds worse playing through a full theater system.

I can't believe Canel carelessly released it this way. There are even very noisy parts [like an old 78 rpm record] noticable here and there throughout the disc; and in writing this review I haven't yet listened to the audio commentaries or other extras. As for a replacement release--well I hope so. I've never been involved in having to request one. By the way this audio problem exists, to a lesser extent, on their same day release of The Mummy's Shroud.
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2.0 out of 5 starsThis is a recall...audio is all top end.
By Gizmotron on 1 Nov. 2012
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
The decade old Anchor Bay release of this title on DVD has superior audio, that's all there is to it. This is not a sublte difference. There has been a tranfser error clearly. Please note the picture is superp,...stunning! I know we all appreciate any effort to get Hammer Films onto a consumer format that allows us to view the films in the highest quality possible. Whoever did the dvd authoring needs to make good on this. Hammer Films has paid for a product that is faulty. We know the Dracula Prince of Darkness Blu-ray had sync issues, it appears this is the same outfit that created that problem (and made good on it with a recall) so this is looking like a trend. Hammer Films/Amazon please take note and issue a recall.
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2.0 out of 5 starsAudio botched on this release - product recall
By A.S NEILSON on 30 Oct. 2012
Format: Blu-ray
The audio on this release has been botched, I'm afraid, and this disc should be recalled. The problems may not be noticeable to those watching through TV speakers but this comparison between an old DVD and the new release illustrates the difference:

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Once you have a comparison, you can hear that something has gone badly wrong, with no bass present at all. The new transfer sounds like it's playing on a transistor radio. Hammer themselves have a youtube clip of the main titles, which sounds bassy and full, so this was obviously an error in encoding. Despite being an otherwise good product, I can't recommend it for this reason.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat Blu Ray image transfer but.....
By Adrian Drew TOP 500 REVIEWER on 28 Oct. 2012
Format: Blu-ray
Christopher Lee gives a bravura performance, which should please both his, and Hammer film fans, however, after the rather disappointing recent BD releases of The Curse of Frankenstein, the much criticised CGI "enriched" version of The Devil Rides Out, and the original problems with Dracula Prince of Darkness, you would have thought Hammer would have ensured that this transfer would prove totally uncontroversial - and on my initial scan of the disc it seemed to be. However...

Although the sound is the original mono audio, and is theoretically presented in uncompressed PCM - there may be coding problems as several people have felt that it does not have the depth of the original DVD audio. I did not really notice this initially as I was more concerned with the image quality, but have now had a proper listen and they are absolutely right. The dynamic range seems faulty with weak base elements, particularly in the early sections of the film. So beware, in case there is a product
re-call. However the video at least is a clean and detailed transfer, with good depth of colour etc presented in an unmatted 2.55:1 version - although it was actually designed to be shown in the 2.35 CinemaScope format. Shame about the sound. It's weird that Hammer seem to have shot themselves in the foot four times in a row.

Extras include:
Tall Stories: The Making of Rasputin The Mad Monk with Denis Meikle, the author of A History of Horrors and Jonathan Rigby, author of Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History and Andrew Cook, author of To Kill Rasputin. The legendary Barbara Shelley, and Francis Matthews, also provide some background together with David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde who discusses the music.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA very nostalgic film

A very nostalgic film by a great actor . Now sadly missed

Published 9 months ago by rennie 42
5.0 out of 5 starsChristopher Lee - a giant of cinema.

I love Hammer films, but a few scenes into this and I was thinking about hitting the eject button and consigning this to the car boot pile. Thank heavens I stuck with it. Read more

Published 10 months ago by The Great Elmyra
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Published 11 months ago by beverly beedie
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Published 12 months ago by Mrs. K. Frost
3.0 out of 5 starsthe mad monk...

Christopher Lee stars as rasputin, in this hammer horror from the 60s, and plays the part very well. now on blu ray for the first time , pq is good in 1080p, 2.35. 16.9. Read more

Published 13 months ago by joe kidd
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

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Published 13 months ago by ronald findlay
1.0 out of 5 starsAudio from beyond the grave

Smoothing & vindicating the intent of the original image with high resolution, only to neglect the audio to the extent of irritating numerous fans globally. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Zaroff
5.0 out of 5 starsPLUS 5 STARS FOR VIDEO....MINUS 5 FOR AUDIO.

Must concur with others re audio.....no depth whatsoever....very tinnie.... got my copy in a box set here in OZ....obviously an issue worldwide. DVD sounded great....WTF! Read more

Published 22 months ago by Paul Friis
5.0 out of 5 starsclassic

purchased as a present for the hubby. Good hammer productions for the day, nice to be able to get "older" films and products on dvd.

Published 24 months ago by Ms. S. Hampton-morgan

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