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Film / 1972
The Gambler
Directed by
Aleksey Batalov
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.
The story
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
Marie Popelková
Kateřina Klumparová
Růžena Smolíková
Ludvík Pozník
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Fyodor Nikitin
Helena Růžičková
Walter SteinerCafé Owner
Františka Horáková
Miroslav Hedánek
Radko Choc
Václav Kotva
Josef Lébr
Vladimír Linka
Lubomír Pavelek
Jiří Pokora
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Kamil Prachař
Gustav Vondráček
Jiří Růžička
Jaroslav SoukupConductor
Františka Drtílková-BalounováHarpist
Erich BřízaMusician
Lydie CillerováMusician
Vladimír DubskýMusician
Milan GalisMusician
Jan GallMusician
Alexandr HarantMusician
František HarantMusician
Jaromír HavlíkMusician
Václav HoppeMusician
Karel KellerMusician
Rudolf KroupaMusician
Josef MatzkeMusician
Václav NovýMusician
František OsvaldMusician
Petr PetříkMusician
Karel SedlákMusician
Jana SedlákováMusician
Petr SkalkaMusician
Jaroslav SochůrekMusician
Václav VolínMusician
Josef StaněkMusician
František TůmaMusician
Jaroslav ZímaMusician
Oskar Lind
Georgiy Teykh
Kirill Gun
Pavel Dolgorukov
Ye. Bakerkina
A. Kozlov
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
Inna KondratyevaHousemaid
Anatoliy Shvederskiy
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