The Gambler (1972)
1h 39m
Running Time
November 17, 1972Release Date
The Gambler (1972)
1h 39m
Running Time
November 17, 1972Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Nikolay Burlyaev

Tatyana Ivanova

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Vasiliy Livanov

Jitka Zelenohorská

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Božena Obrová

Marie Popelková

Aleksandr Zakharov
Croupier

Kateřina Klumparová

Růžena Smolíková

A. Andreev
Episodic role

Walter Steiner
Café Owner

Dmitry Meskhiev
Cinematographer

Jaroslav Soukup
Conductor

Františka Drtílková-Balounová
Harpist

Erich Bříza
Musician

Lydie Cillerová
Musician

Vladimír Dubský
Musician

Milan Galis
Musician

Jan Gall
Musician

Alexandr Harant
Musician

František Harant
Musician

Jaromír Havlík
Musician

Václav Hoppe
Musician

Karel Keller
Musician

Rudolf Kroupa
Musician

Josef Matzke
Musician

Václav Nový
Musician

František Osvald
Musician

Petr Petřík
Musician

Karel Sedlák
Musician

Jana Sedláková
Musician

Petr Skalka
Musician

Jaroslav Sochůrek
Musician

Josef Staněk
Musician

František Tůma
Musician

Václav Volín
Musician

Jaroslav Zíma
Musician

Mikhail Olshevsky
Screenplay

L. Berger
Assistant Director

Michal Vostřez
Assistant Director

Viktor Sergeev
First Assistant Director

F. Gakusyan
Dramaturgy

Boris Molochnik
Assistant Director

M. Davydov
First Assistant Director

Přemek Longa
Assistant Production Design

Jarmila Romanová
Costumer

L. Moshkina
Costumer

M. Struchkova
Set Decoration

Raya Kravchenko
Makeup & Hair

Asya Zvereva
Sound

Alena Lípová
Assistant Production Manager

Antonín Holub
Camera Operator

Václav Cajthaml
Production Manager

A. Gorbonosov
Assistant Camera

Bohuslav Kulič
Production Design

Miloslav Dvořák
Set Decoration

Jiří Šimon
Makeup & Hair

Josef Vítek
Still Photographer

Anatoly Taborov
Camera Operator

A. Romanov
Assistant Camera

Isaak Kaplan
Production Design

Raisa Izakson
Editor

Milana Melcerová
Unit Production Manager

A. Gorkov
Camera Operator

Jiřina Vrbová
Costumer

Boris Solovyov
Makeup & Hair

Jana Vohryzková
Clapper Loader

Josef Mathauser
Unit Production Manager

Igor Lebed
Production Manager

Radomila Marková
Makeup & Hair

Božena Došlá
Makeup & Hair

Oleg Karavaychuk
Original Music Composer

Aleksey Batalov
Director

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel

Dmitri Meskhiyev
Director of Photography

Jiří Růžička
First Assistant Director

Gustav Vondráček

Kamil Prachař

Jaroslav Pospíšil

Georgiy Teykh

Oskar Lind

Jiří Pokora

Václav Kotva

Lubomír Pavelek

Anatoliy Shvederskiy

Vladimír Linka

Josef Lébr

A. Kozlov

Ye. Bakerkina

Pavel Dolgorukov

Miroslav Hedánek

Františka Horáková

Helena Růžičková
Details.
Release DateNovember 17, 1972
Original NameHráč
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book