XC / Nov 17, 1972
The Gambler (1972)
Directed by Aleksey Batalov
1h 39minruntime
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Plot
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.
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| Kamil Prachař | |
| Gustav Vondráček | |
| Jiří Růžička | |
| Jaroslav Soukup | Conductor |
| Františka Drtílková-Balounová | Harpist |
| Erich Bříza | Musician |
| Lydie Cillerová | Musician |
| Vladimír Dubský | Musician |
| Milan Galis | Musician |
| Jan Gall | Musician |
| Alexandr Harant | Musician |
| František Harant | Musician |
| Jaromír Havlík | Musician |
| Václav Hoppe | Musician |
| Karel Keller | Musician |
| Rudolf Kroupa | Musician |
| Josef Matzke | Musician |
| Václav Nový | Musician |
| František Osvald | Musician |
| Petr Petřík | Musician |
| Karel Sedlák | Musician |
| Jana Sedláková | Musician |
| Petr Skalka | Musician |
| Jaroslav Sochůrek | Musician |
| Václav Volín | Musician |
| Josef Staněk | Musician |
| František Tůma | Musician |
| Jaroslav Zíma | Musician |
| Oskar Lind | |
| Georgiy Teykh | |
| Kirill Gun | |
| Pavel Dolgorukov | |
| Ye. Bakerkina | |
| A. Kozlov | |
| Svetlana Mazovetskaya | |
| Inna Kondratyeva | Housemaid |
| Anatoliy Shvederskiy |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hráč |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmové studio Barrandov, Lenfilm |
| Release date | 17 novembre 1972 |
| Writer | Mikhail Olshevsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Editing | Raisa Izakson |
| Cinematography | Dmitri Meskhiyev, Antonín Holub, Aleksandr Gorbonosov, Josef Vítek, Anatoly Taborov, A. Romanov, A. Gorkov, Jana Vohryzková |
| Assistant directors | L. Berger, Michal Vostřez, Jiří Růžička, Viktor Sergeev, Boris Molochnik, M. Davydov, Aleksey Batalov |
| Camera operators | Antonín Holub, Anatoly Taborov, A. Gorkov, Aleksandr Gorbonosov, Josef Vítek, A. Romanov, Jana Vohryzková, Dmitri Meskhiyev |
| Additional photography | Antonín Holub, Aleksandr Gorbonosov, Josef Vítek, Anatoly Taborov, A. Romanov, A. Gorkov, Jana Vohryzková, Dmitri Meskhiyev |
| Production design | Bohuslav Kulič, Isaak Kaplan, Přemek Longa, M. Struchkova, Miloslav Dvořák |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Mar 05, 1973
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