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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Nikolay Burlyaev, Tatyana Ivanova, Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya, Vsevolod Kuznetsov, Vasiliy Livanov, Jitka Zelenohorská
Crew: Viktor Sergeev (First Assistant Director), F. Gakusyan (Dramaturgy), Jiří Růžička (First Assistant Director), Mikhail Olshevsky (Screenplay), M. Davydov (First Assistant Director), Boris Molochnik (Assistant Director)
Country: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
Language: Český
Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov, Lenfilm
Runtime: 99 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 17, 1972
IMDb: 9
Keywords:based on novel or book
