About this product

ProducerCharles Hannawalt, David Kramarsky

UPC0738329042523

eBay Product ID (ePID)15046036797

Movie/TV TitleAgony: the Life and Death of Rasputin

DirectorElem Klimov

LanguageRussian

Run Time142 min.

Release Year1981

FormatDVD

GenreDrama

StudioKino Lorber

Sub-GenreForeign

Item Height0.55 in

Item Weight0.22 lb

Item Length7.50 in

Item Width5.32 in

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureMexico

Ratings and reviews

4.5

2 product ratings

Good value

Entertaining

Engaging characters

by mkukfan
03 Oct, 2017
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin (DVD, 2005)
I have seen various incarnations of the story of the last czar and the wily Rasputin but had never seen this version produced in the USSR - interesting take on this era of Soviet history - if the downfall of Tsarist Russia interests you then the film is worthwhile - the Kino Video Transfer is good not exceptional
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by alltaylo_exyppkv
21 Mar, 2019
Excellent movie, not so excellent transfer by Kino.
If you are a fan of Russian cinema, this is one of the few movies available from one of the best directors, Elem Klimov. It is as haunting and vital as ever, and a very ornate and tempestuous glimpse at particular part of Russian history. This film, as well as Come and See, are essential movies to own. That being said, because of it's lack of availability I must be hard on Kino's terrible transfer. It is still great to see the film, but the technicals of this particular release is not without it's drawbacks, and that is all on Kino's terrible quality transfer. Kino should give it's Russian catalogue to Criterion, like Stalker. However, in order to see the film we, alas, must suffer through Kino's backward blunderings.
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