The Gambler

The Gambler

99 mins | Drama | Nov. 17, 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.

The Gambler

99 mins | Drama | Nov. 17, 1972

The Gambler
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov, Lenfilm
Original title Hráč
Directors L. Berger, M. Davydov, Boris Molochnik, Michal Vostřez, Jiří Růžička, Viktor Sergeev, Aleksey Batalov
Writers Mikhail Olshevsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cast

Walter Steiner

as Café Owner

Jaroslav Soukup

as Conductor

Erich Bříza

as Musician

Lydie Cillerová

as Musician

Vladimír Dubský

as Musician

Milan Galis

as Musician

Jan Gall

as Musician

Alexandr Harant

as Musician

František Harant

as Musician

Jaromír Havlík

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 Sochůrek

as Musician

Josef Staněk

as Musician

František Tůma

as Musician

Václav Volín

as Musician

Jaroslav Zíma

as Musician