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.
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- Aleksey BatalovDirector
- Mikhail OlshevskyScreenplay
- Fyodor DostoevskyNovel
- Dimitri MeskhishviliDirector of Photography
- Oleg KaravaichukOriginal Music Composer
- Raisa IzaksonEditor
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