The Gambler

The Gambler (1997)

In the grip of obsession, reason is suspended.

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  • Release Date: 1997-10-30
  • User Rating: 4.8/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Károly Makk
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Summary

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 to complete his work.

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  • Michael Gambon

    as Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  • Jodhi May

    as Anna Snitkina

  • Polly Walker

    as Polina

  • Dominic West

    as Alexei

  • Luise Rainer

    as Grandmother

  • William Houston

    as Pasha

  • Johan Leysen

    as De Grieux

  • John Wood

    as The General

  • Angeline Ball

    as Mlle. Blanche

  • Marjon Brandsma

    as Mme. de Cominges

  • Mark Lacey

    as Ivan

  • Gijs Scholten van Aschat

    as Maikov

  • Lucy Davis

    as Dunya

  • Patrick Godfrey

    as Professor Olkhin

  • Greet Groot

    as Ustinya

  • András Fekete

    as Potapych

  • Tom Jansen

    as Stellovsky
Directing Károly Makk Director
Writing Nick Dear Screenplay
Writing Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel
Writing Katharine Ogden Screenplay

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