The Gambler (1972)

Drama

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.

Cast

Nikolay Burlyaev
Tatyana Ivanova
R Růžena Smolíková
L Ludvík Pozník
Fyodor Nikitin
Helena Růžičková
Café Owner
W Walter Steiner
F Františka Horáková
M Miroslav Hedánek
R Radko Choc
V Václav Kotva
J Josef Lébr
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
V Vladimír Linka
L Lubomír Pavelek
J Jiří Pokora
J Jaroslav Pospíšil
K Kamil Prachař
G Gustav Vondráček
Jiří Růžička
Conductor
J Jaroslav Soukup
Harpist
F Františka Drtílková-Balounová
Musician
E Erich Bříza
Vsevolod Kuznetsov
Musician
L Lydie Cillerová
Musician
V Vladimír Dubský
Musician
M Milan Galis
Musician
J Jan Gall
Musician
A Alexandr Harant
Musician
F František Harant
Musician
J Jaromír Havlík
Musician
V Václav Hoppe
Musician
K Karel Keller
Musician
R Rudolf Kroupa
Vasiliy Livanov
Musician
J Josef Matzke
Musician
V Václav Nový
Musician
F František Osvald
Musician
P Petr Petřík
Musician
K Karel Sedlák
Musician
J Jana Sedláková
Musician
P Petr Skalka
Musician
J Jaroslav Sochůrek
Musician
J Josef Staněk
Musician
F František Tůma
Jitka Zelenohorská
Musician
V Václav Volín
Musician
J Jaroslav Zíma
Oskar Lind
Georgiy Teykh
K Kirill Gun
P Pavel Dolgorukov
Y Ye. Bakerkina
A A. Kozlov
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
Inna Kondrateva
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Anatoliy Shvederskiy
Božena Obrová
M Marie Popelková
K Kateřina Klumparová

Crew

Director
Aleksey Batalov
Novel
Fyodor Dostoevsky
First Assistant Director
Jiří Růžička
First Assistant Director
M M. Davydov
First Assistant Director
Viktor Sergeev
Assistant Director
M Michal Vostřez
Assistant Director
Boris Molochnik
Assistant Director
L L. Berger
Screenplay
M Mikhail Olshevsky
Dramaturgy
F F. Gakusyan
Camera Operator
A Antonín Holub
Camera Operator
A A. Gorkov
Camera Operator
A Anatoly Taborov
Assistant Camera
A A. Gorbonosov
Assistant Camera
A A. Romanov
Production Design
I Isaak Kaplan
Production Design
B Bohuslav Kulič
Assistant Production Design
P Přemek Longa
Set Decoration
M Miloslav Dvořák
Set Decoration
M M. Struchkova
Costumer
J Jarmila Romanová
Costumer
J Jiřina Vrbová
Costumer
L L. Moshkina
Makeup & Hair
J Jiří Šimon
Makeup & Hair
R Raya Kravchenko
Makeup & Hair
B Božena Došlá
Makeup & Hair
R Radomila Marková
Makeup & Hair
B Boris Solovyov
Editor
R Raisa Izakson
Sound
A Asya Zvereva
Production Manager
I Igor Lebed
Production Manager
V Václav Cajthaml
Unit Production Manager
J Josef Mathauser
Unit Production Manager
M Milana Melcerová
Assistant Production Manager
A Alena Lípová
Clapper Loader
J Jana Vohryzková
Still Photographer
J Josef Vítek
Original Music Composer
Oleg Karavaychuk
Director of Photography
D Dmitri Meskhiyev