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The Gambler

2.0 99 mins Drama   1972
FilmovĂ© studio Barrandov   Lenfilm  
Director(s): Aleksey Batalov

Release Date: 17 Fri, Nov 1972

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.

Casts of The Gambler

Walter Steiner

as Café Owner

Jaroslav Soukup

as Conductor

Erich Bříza

as Musician

Lydie Cillerová

as Musician

VladimĂ­r DubskĂ˝

as Musician

Milan Galis

as Musician

Jan Gall

as Musician

Alexandr Harant

as Musician

František Harant

as Musician

JaromĂ­r HavlĂ­k

as Musician

Václav Hoppe

as Musician

Karel Keller

as Musician

Rudolf Kroupa

as Musician

Josef Matzke

as Musician

Václav Nový

as Musician

František Osvald

as Musician

Petr Petřík

as Musician

Karel Sedlák

as Musician

Jana Sedláková

as Musician

Petr Skalka

as Musician

Jaroslav SochĹŻrek

as Musician

Václav Volín

as Musician

Josef Staněk

as Musician

František Tůma

as Musician

Jaroslav ZĂ­ma

as Musician

Inna Kondratyeva

as Housemaid

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