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The Gambler
Dir. Aleksey Batalov
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The Gambler
Drama
Original title: Hráč
Director
Aleksey Batalov
Screenplay
Mikhail Olshevsky
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.
Release
Nov 17, 1972
Budget
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Revenue
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Country
Czechoslovakia
Cast
Nikolay Burlyaev
Tatyana Ivanova
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Vsevolod Kuznetsov
Vasiliy Livanov
Jitka Zelenohorská
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Božena Obrová
Fyodor Nikitin
Helena Růžičková
Václav Kotva
Jiří Růžička
Oskar Lind
Georgiy Teykh
Kirill Gun
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
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