The Gambler (1997)
In the grip of obsession, reason is suspended.
1997 · 1h 37m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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…
Director: Károly Makk
Writers: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nick Dear, Katharine Ogden
Music by: Brian Lock, Gerard Schurmann
Cinematography: Jules van den Steenhoven
Editor: Kevin Whelan
Cast
Michael Gambon as Fyodor DostoyevskyJodhi May as Anna SnitkinaPolly Walker as PolinaDominic West as AlexeiLuise Rainer as GrandmotherWilliam Houston as PashaJohan Leysen as De GrieuxJohn Wood as The GeneralAngeline Ball as Mlle. BlancheMarjon Brandsma as Mme. de ComingesMark Lacey as IvanGijs Scholten van Aschat as MaikovMore like this
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