The Gambler

Overview

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

Nikolay Burlyaev

Tatyana Ivanova

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Vasiliy Livanov

Jitka Zelenohorská

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Božena Obrová

M

Marie Popelková

K

Kateřina Klumparová

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