The Idiot (1958)

Drama

The film is based on the first part of the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from Switzerland, where he was treated in a psychiatric clinic. On the train, on the way to St.Petersburg, the prince meets Parfyon Rogozhin, who tells him of his passionate love for Nastasya Filippovna, the former containment woman of the millionaire Totsky. In St.Petersburg, the prince finds himself in the house of his distant relative – Lizaveta Yepanchina (General's wife), meets her husband, their daughters, as well as the Secretary of General – Ganya Ivolgin. The portrait of Nastasya Filippovna, accidentally seen on the general’s table, makes a great impression on the prince...

Cast

Prince Myshkin
Nastasya Filippovna
Ferdyshchenko
Aleksandra Yepanchina
Adelaida Yepanchina
Daria Alekseyevna
Ganya Ivolgin
Parfyon Rogozhin
Aglaya Yepanchina
General Yepanshin's wife
General Yepanchin
Nina Aleksandrovna Ivolgina
General Ivolgin
Varya Ivolgina

Crew

Director
Production Design
Original Music Composer
Makeup Artist
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Director of Photography