The Gambler (1997)
1h 37m
Running Time
October 30, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Gambon
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jodhi May
Anna Snitkina
Polly Walker
Polina
Dominic West
Alexei
Luise Rainer
Grandmother
William Houston
Pasha
Johan Leysen
De Grieux
John Wood
The General
Angeline Ball
Mlle. Blanche
Marjon Brandsma
Mme. de Cominges
Mark Lacey
Ivan
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
Maikov
Lucy Davis
Dunya
Patrick Godfrey
Professor Olkhin
Greet Groot
Ustinya
András Fekete
Potapych
Tom Jansen
Stellovsky
Károly Makk
Director
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Nick Dear
Screenplay
Katharine Ogden
Screenplay
Gerard Schurmann
Original Music Composer
Brian Lock
Original Music Composer
Jules van den Steenhoven
Director of Photography
Ben van Os
Production Design
Tibor Lázár
Art Direction
Dien van Straalen
Costume Design
Charles Cohen
Producer
René Seegers
Producer
Marc Vlessing
Producer
Celestia Fox
Casting
Kevin Whelan
Editor
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
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Wiki.
The Gambler is a 1997 drama film directed by Károly Makk and starring Michael Gambon, Jodhi May and Polly Walker. It is set around the writing of the 1866 novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
The film was notable for its casting of Luise Rainer. The Oscar-winning actress had not made a film in fifty-four years prior to her appearance in this one.
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