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The Gambler

19722.0 / 1099 min
Drama

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

Nikolay Burlyaev

Tatyana Ivanova

Tatyana Ivanova

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Vasiliy Livanov

Vasiliy Livanov

Jitka Zelenohorská

Jitka Zelenohorská

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Božena Obrová

Božena Obrová

Marie Popelková

Marie Popelková

Kateřina Klumparová

Kateřina Klumparová

Růžena Smolíková

Růžena Smolíková

Ludvík Pozník

Ludvík Pozník

Fyodor Nikitin

Fyodor Nikitin

Helena Růžičková

Helena Růžičková

Walter Steiner

Walter Steiner

Café Owner

Františka Horáková

Františka Horáková

Miroslav Hedánek

Miroslav Hedánek

Radko Choc

Radko Choc

Václav Kotva

Václav Kotva

Josef Lébr

Josef Lébr

Vladimír Linka

Vladimír Linka

Lubomír Pavelek

Lubomír Pavelek

Jiří Pokora

Jiří Pokora

Jaroslav Pospíšil

Jaroslav Pospíšil

Kamil Prachař

Kamil Prachař

Gustav Vondráček

Gustav Vondráček

Jiří Růžička

Jiří Růžička

Jaroslav Soukup

Jaroslav Soukup

Conductor

Františka Drtílková-Balounová

Františka Drtílková-Balounová

Harpist

Erich Bříza

Erich Bříza

Musician

Lydie Cillerová

Lydie Cillerová

Musician

Vladimír Dubský

Vladimír Dubský

Musician

Milan Galis

Milan Galis

Musician

Jan Gall

Jan Gall

Musician

Alexandr Harant

Alexandr Harant

Musician

František Harant

František Harant

Musician

Jaromír Havlík

Jaromír Havlík

Musician

Václav Hoppe

Václav Hoppe

Musician

Karel Keller

Karel Keller

Musician

Rudolf Kroupa

Rudolf Kroupa

Musician

Josef Matzke

Josef Matzke

Musician

Václav Nový

Václav Nový

Musician

František Osvald

František Osvald

Musician

Petr Petřík

Petr Petřík

Musician

Karel Sedlák

Karel Sedlák

Musician

Jana Sedláková

Jana Sedláková

Musician

Petr Skalka

Petr Skalka

Musician

Jaroslav Sochůrek

Jaroslav Sochůrek

Musician

Josef Staněk

Josef Staněk

Musician

František Tůma

František Tůma

Musician

Václav Volín

Václav Volín

Musician

Jaroslav Zíma

Jaroslav Zíma

Musician

Oskar Lind

Oskar Lind

Georgiy Teykh

Georgiy Teykh

Kirill Gun

Kirill Gun

Pavel Dolgorukov

Pavel Dolgorukov

Ye. Bakerkina

Ye. Bakerkina

A. Kozlov

A. Kozlov

Svetlana Mazovetskaya

Svetlana Mazovetskaya

Inna Kondrateva

Inna Kondrateva

Anatoliy Shvederskiy

Anatoliy Shvederskiy

Crew

Jiří Růžička

Jiří Růžička

First Assistant Director

M.  Davydov

M. Davydov

First Assistant Director

Viktor Sergeev

Viktor Sergeev

First Assistant Director

Michal Vostřez

Michal Vostřez

Assistant Director

Boris Molochnik

Boris Molochnik

Assistant Director

L. Berger

L. Berger

Assistant Director

Mikhail Olshevsky

Mikhail Olshevsky

Screenplay

F. Gakusyan

F. Gakusyan

Dramaturgy

Antonín Holub

Antonín Holub

Camera Operator

A. Gorkov

A. Gorkov

Camera Operator

Anatoly Taborov

Anatoly Taborov

Camera Operator

A. Gorbonosov

A. Gorbonosov

Assistant Camera

A. Romanov

A. Romanov

Assistant Camera

Isaak Kaplan

Isaak Kaplan

Production Design

Bohuslav Kulič

Bohuslav Kulič

Production Design

Přemek Longa

Přemek Longa

Assistant Production Design

Miloslav Dvořák

Miloslav Dvořák

Set Decoration

M. Struchkova

M. Struchkova

Set Decoration

Jarmila Romanová

Jarmila Romanová

Costumer

Jiřina Vrbová

Jiřina Vrbová

Costumer

Liliya Moshkina

Liliya Moshkina

Costumer

Jiří Šimon

Jiří Šimon

Makeup & Hair

Raya Kravchenko

Raya Kravchenko

Makeup & Hair

Božena Došlá

Božena Došlá

Makeup & Hair

Radomila Marková

Radomila Marková

Makeup & Hair

Boris Solovyov

Boris Solovyov

Makeup & Hair

Raisa Izakson

Raisa Izakson

Editor

Asya Zvereva

Asya Zvereva

Sound

Igor Lebed

Igor Lebed

Production Manager

Václav Cajthaml

Václav Cajthaml

Production Manager

Josef Mathauser

Josef Mathauser

Unit Production Manager

Milana Melcerová

Milana Melcerová

Unit Production Manager

Alena Lípová

Alena Lípová

Assistant Production Manager

Jana Vohryzková

Jana Vohryzková

Clapper Loader

Josef Vítek

Josef Vítek

Still Photographer

Oleg Karavaichuk

Oleg Karavaichuk

Original Music Composer

Aleksey Batalov

Aleksey Batalov

Director

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Novel

Dmitri Meskhiyev

Dmitri Meskhiyev

Director of Photography