The Gambler

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.

Tatyana Ivanova

Nikolay Burlyaev

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya

Jitka Zelenohorská

Vasiliy Livanov

Vsevolod Kuznetsov

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Božena Obrová

Marie Popelková

Kateřina Klumparová

Růžena Smolíková

Ludvík Pozník

Fyodor Nikitin

Helena Růžičková

Walter Steiner

Café Owner

Františka Horáková

Miroslav Hedánek

Radko Choc