The Gambler
movie
View on VideBits →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
Vsevolod Kuznetsov · Mikhail Olshevsky · Fyodor Dostoevsky · Božena Obrová · Nikolay Burlyaev · Tatyana Ivanova · Vasiliy Livanov · Aleksey Batalov · Kateřina Klumparová · Jitka Zelenohorská · Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy · Marie Popelková · Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya