Russia / May 12, 1958
A major work of Dostoyevsky...
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from Switzerland, where he was treated in a psychiatric clinic. On the train, on the way to St. Petersburg, the prince meets Parfyon Rogozhin, who tells him of his passionate love for Nastasya Filippovna, the former containment woman of the millionaire Totsky. In St. Petersburg, the prince finds himself in the house of his distant relative – Lizaveta Yepanchina (General's wife), meets her husband, their daughters, as well as the Secretary of General – Ganya Ivolgin. The portrait of Nastasya Filippovna, accidentally seen on the general’s table, makes a great impression on the prince...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Klavdiya Polovikova | Nina Aleksandrovna Ivolgina |
| Ivan Lyubeznov | General Ivolgin |
| Lyudmila Ivanova | Varya Ivolgina |
| Vladimir Muravyov | Ferdyshchenko |
| Sergei Martinson | Lebedev |
| Pavel Strelin | Trotsky |
| Grigoriy Shpigel | Ptitsyn |
| Galina Samokhina | Aleksandra Yepanchina |
| Raisa Kurkina | Adelaida Yepanchina |
| Tamara Azarova | Daria Alekseyevna |
| Alfreda Girutskaya | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Идиот |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Release date | 12 maggio 1958 |
| Executive producer | Isaak Bits |
| Writer | Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan Pyryev, Grigoriy Mariamov, Mikhail Matusovsky |
| Editing | Anna Kulganek |
| Cinematography | Valentin Pavlov, Vladimir Meybom |
| Assistant directors | Vladimir Semakov, Yuriy Danilovich, Guseyn Akhundov, Anatoliy Baranov, Ivan Pyryev |
| Camera operators | Vladimir Meybom, Valentin Pavlov |
| Additional photography | Valentin Pavlov, Vladimir Meybom |
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| Production design | Stalen Volkov, Dilyara Ozerova |
| Art direction | Stalen Volkov, Dilyara Ozerova |
| Set decoration | Stalen Volkov, Dilyara Ozerova |
| Visual effects | Boris Aretskiy, Lyudmila Aleksandrovskaya |
| Music | Nikolai Kryukov, Evgeniya Indlina, Veronika Dudarova |
| Sound | Nikolai Kryukov, Evgeniya Indlina, Veronika Dudarova |
| Costume design | Konstantin Savitsky, Anna Patenovskaya |
| Makeup | Anna Patenovskaya, Konstantin Savitsky |
| Hairstyling | Konstantin Savitsky, Anna Patenovskaya |
Release dates
Theatrical release
China / Feb 07, 1959
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