The Gambler (1938)
1h 20m
Running Time
August 31, 1938Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Albrecht Schoenhals
Dr. Tronka
Eugen Klöpfer
General Kirileff
Lída Baarová
Nina, seine Tochter
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Babuschka, Ninas Großmutter
Hilde Körber
Comtesse Blanche du Placet
Paul Bildt
alter Mann am Spieltisch
Karl Martell
Baron Vincent
Hannes Stelzer
Alexej, der Spieler
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Release DateAugust 31, 1938
Original NameDer Spieler
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
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The Gambler (German: Der Spieler) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Lída Baarová, and Hedwig Bleibtreu. It is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel The Gambler. Due to the scandal over Baarová's affair with Joseph Goebbels, followed by her return to Czechoslovakia, the film was withdrawn from cinemas three days after its release. It was not given a release again until 1950. A similar fate had befallen another film of hers, A Prussian Love Story.The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Heinrich Weidemann.
A separate French-language version Le Joueur (1938) was also released, with Pierre Blanchar and Viviane Romance.