The Idiot

The Idiot

101 mins | Drama | June 7, 1946

Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.

The Idiot

101 mins | Drama | June 7, 1946

The Idiot
Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Films Sacha Gordine
Original title L'Idiot
Directors Rodolphe Marcilly, Georges Lampin
Writers Georges Raevsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles Spaak

Cast

Gérard Philipe

as Miouchkine

Edwige Feuillère

as Nastasia

Lucien Coëdel

as Rogogine

Sylvie

as Madame Ivolvine

Jean Debucourt

as Totsky

Nathalie Nattier

as Aglaé

Jane Marken

as Naria

Marguerite Moreno

as Elisabeth

Maurice Chambreuil

as Le général Epantchine

Michel André

as Gania Ivolvine

Elisabeth Hardy

as Sophie Ivolvine

Roland Armontel

as Louliane Timofeievitch Lebediev l'ivrogne

Mathilde Casadesus

as Adélaïde Epantchine

Janine Viénot

as Alexandra Epantchine

Tramel

as Ivolvine

Danielle Godet

as (uncredited)