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.
Directed by Aleksey Batalov · Written by Mikhail Olshevsky
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Nikolay Burlyaev
Tatyana Ivanova
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Vsevolod Kuznetsov
Vasiliy Livanov
Jitka Zelenohorská
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Božena Obrová 