The Gambler
Károly Makk1997-10-30
In the grip of obsession, reason is suspended.
4.8
97 min
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.
Cast
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Michael Gambon | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Unowned |
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Jodhi May | Anna Snitkina | Unowned |
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Polly Walker | Polina | Unowned |
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Dominic West | Alexei | Unowned |
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Luise Rainer | Grandmother | Unowned |
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William Houston | Pasha | Unowned |
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Johan Leysen | De Grieux | Unowned |
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John Wood | The General | Unowned |
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Angeline Ball | Mlle. Blanche | Unowned |
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Marjon Brandsma | Mme. de Cominges | Unowned |
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Mark Lacey | Ivan | Unowned |
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Gijs Scholten van Aschat | Maikov | Unowned |
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Lucy Davis | Dunya | Unowned |
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Patrick Godfrey | Professor Olkhin | Unowned |
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Greet Groot | Ustinya | Unowned |
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András Fekete | Potapych | Unowned |
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Tom Jansen | Stellovsky | Unowned |