Rasputin is a 2011 Franco-Russian television movie directed by Josée Dayan. As an itinerant preacher and healer, the Siberian peasant Rasputin travels through the Russian Empire. When even the pious Tsarina Alexandra invited him to court, his work aroused the disfavor of the Russian generals. With the entry into the war in 1914, Rasputin's influence became ever more dangerous.
The following weapons were used in the film Rasputin:
An anachronistic Mauser C96 M1930 (obviously standing in for an earlier, original model C96) is used by Yakov Yurovsky (Andrey Astrakhantsev) to murder Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family. During the actual execution, Yurovsky used both a C96 and a Colt M1911.
Russian soldiers are mainly armed with Mosin Nagant M91/30, standing in for the earlier Imperial variant. All the fighting scenes are taken from the 2008 Russian movie Admiral (Trivia: The main actor who portrayed Admiral Alexander Kolchak in that film, Konstantin Khabensky, also has a minor role in this film as Aron Simanovich, Rasputin's personal secretary).
Some period-accurate Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are also used by Russian soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mmRError creating thumbnail: File missingA marching column behind Nicholas II (Vladimir Mashkov) marching with their Mosin Nagants. Note the position of the front barrel band.Error creating thumbnail: File missingRussian soldiers attacking an enemy position. Note the "Konovalov" rear sight. This scene allegedly depicts a battle in winter 1916, however, this footage is taken from Admiral, which is set during the Russian Civil War, with this specific scene depicting White forces on the attack.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910/30
Russian soldiers and Bolsheviks use anachronistic Maxim M1910/30 machine guns.
