Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Hráč
Status
released
Original Language
cs

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Cast

Nikolay Burlyaev as

Nikolay Burlyaev

Tatyana Ivanova as

Tatyana Ivanova

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya as

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

Vsevolod Kuznetsov as

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Vasiliy Livanov as

Vasiliy Livanov

Jitka Zelenohorská as

Jitka Zelenohorská

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy as

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Božena Obrová as

Božena Obrová

Marie Popelková as

Marie Popelková

Kateřina Klumparová as

Kateřina Klumparová

Růžena Smolíková as

Růžena Smolíková

Ludvík Pozník as

Ludvík Pozník

Fyodor Nikitin as

Fyodor Nikitin

Helena Růžičková as

Helena Růžičková

Walter Steiner as Café Owner

Walter Steiner

Café Owner

Františka Horáková as

Františka Horáková

Miroslav Hedánek as

Miroslav Hedánek

Radko Choc as

Radko Choc

Václav Kotva as

Václav Kotva

Josef Lébr as

Josef Lébr

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov logoFilmové studio Barrandov
Lenfilm logoLenfilm