The Gambler

The Gambler

97 mins | Oct. 30, 1997

Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.

The Gambler

97 mins | Oct. 30, 1997

The Gambler
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title The Gambler
Directors Károly Makk
Writers Katharine Ogden, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nick Dear

Cast

Michael Gambon

as Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Jodhi May

as Anna Snitkina

Polly Walker

as Polina

Dominic West

as Alexei

Luise Rainer

as Grandmother

William Houston

as Pasha

Johan Leysen

as De Grieux

John Wood

as The General

Angeline Ball

as Mlle. Blanche

Marjon Brandsma

as Mme. de Cominges

Mark Lacey

as Ivan

Lucy Davis

as Dunya

Patrick Godfrey

as Professor Olkhin

Greet Groot

as Ustinya

András Fekete

as Potapych

Tom Jansen

as Stellovsky