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.
Mikhail Olshevsky | Screenplay |
L. Berger | Assistant Director |
Michal Vostřez | Assistant Director |
Jiří Růžička | First Assistant Director |
Viktor Sergeev | First Assistant Director |
F. Gakusyan | Dramaturgy |
Boris Molochnik | Assistant Director |
M. Davydov | First Assistant Director |
Přemek Longa | Assistant Production Design |
Jarmila Romanová | Costumer |