The Gambler (1958)
1h 37m
Running Time
October 26, 1958Release Date
Plot.
In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden, then the gambling capital of Austria, and is soon engaged by General Zagorianski to look after his children. Alexei discovers that his employer is a compulsive gambler who has been almost ruined by his addiction. The only money the General has is provided by the Marquis de Grieux, an adventurer who intends to marry Zagorianski’s sister, Pauline. In doing so, de Grieux hopes to profit from the vast inheritance that will come the General’s way from his Aunt Antonina, who is presently very ill. Alexei is appalled by this society which lives only for money. He loves Pauline and wants to take her to a healthier place, but when she refuses to marry him, he begins to gamble at the casino…
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Cast & Crew.
Gérard Philipe
Alixei Ivanovitch
Liselotte Pulver
Pauline Zagorianski
Françoise Rosay
La tante Antonia
Jean Danet
Le marquis des Grieux
Jean-Max
Le directeur de la banque
Nadine Alari
Blanche de Cominges
Sacha Pitoëff
Afpley
Suzanne Dantès
Madame de Cominges
Paul Esser
Actor
Julien Carette
Bagdovitch
Pierre Jourdan
Actor
Bernard Blier
Le Général Zagoriensky
Claude Autant-Lara
Director
Georges Bever
Un majordome au bal
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Writer
Corrado Guarducci
Un joueur italien
Mona Dol
La baronne
Jean Aurenche
Writer
Richard Francoeur
Le portier de l'hôtel
François Boyer
Writer
Pierre Bost
Writer
Gib Grossac
Un joueur
Alice Sapritch
Marfa
René Cloërec
Composer
Georges Lycan
Un joueur
Jacques Natteau
Cinematographer
Roger Tréville
Un joueur anglais
Madeleine Gug
Editor
Max Douy
ProductionDesigner
Jacques Marin
L'employé du casino qui cherche sous la table
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Jean Nény
Sound Mixer
Ralph Baum
Delegated Producer
René-Christian Forget
Sound
Jean Lallier
Camera Operator
Irina Grjebina
Choreographer
André Labussière
Set Dresser
Yvonne Fortuna
Makeup Artist
Ghislaine Autant-Lara
First Assistant Director
Charlotte Fournier
Assistant Editor
Michel Pezin
Second Assistant Camera
Yves Laplanche
Production Manager
Claude Vériay
Script Supervisor
André Rameau
Unit Manager
Pierre Jourdan
Hans Verner
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The Gambler (French: Le joueur) is a 1958 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Gérard Philipe, Liselotte Pulver and Françoise Rosay. It is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel The Gambler.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. It was made in Eastmancolor.