The Gambler
Film197299 min4.3/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Aleksey Batalov
The story
This lavish Soviet/Czech co-production is based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's famous novel, The Gambler, which tells the story of a Russian living in Germany, in a gambling resort. This film is set at the turn of the century, and was filmed in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czechoslovakia. Played by Nikolai Burlyayev, the gambler succumbs completely to his addiction, using up every resource he has (human, spiritual and financial) in his wagering, finally becoming a rootless drifter.
Cast & crew
Nikolay Burlyaev
Tatyana Ivanova
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Vsevolod Kuznetsov
Vasiliy Livanov
Jitka Zelenohorská
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Božena ObrováExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Mikhail Olshevsky
- Editor
- Raisa Izakson
- Original Music Composer
- Oleg Karavaichuk
- Director
- Aleksey Batalov
- Director of Photography
- Dimitri Meskhishvili