Film

The Gambler

1972 · 1h 39m · Drama

IMDb

6.5

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.

Nikolay Burlyaev

Tatyana Ivanova

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Vasiliy Livanov

Jitka Zelenohorská

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Božena Obrová

Marie Popelková

Kateřina Klumparová

Růžena Smolíková

Ludvík Pozník

Fyodor Nikitin

Helena Růžičková

Walter Steiner

Café Owner

Františka Horáková

• Aleksey BatalovDirector
• Mikhail OlshevskyScreenplay
• Fyodor DostoevskyNovel
• Dimitri MeskhishviliDirector of Photography
• Oleg KaravaichukOriginal Music Composer
• Raisa IzaksonEditor

Release date

November 17, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

Czech

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama

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