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The Gambler (1972) | Slate

The Gambler

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Rated 4.3 on TMDB

The Gambler

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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.

Released: 1972
Runtime: 1h 39m
Genres: Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Czech

Direction and writing

Fyodor DostoevskyNovel

Jiří RůžičkaFirst Assistant Director

Cast

Nikolay Burlyaev
Tatyana Ivanova
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

VS

Viktor SergeevFirst Assistant Director

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Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Vasiliy Livanov

Jitka Zelenohorská

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Božena Obrová

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