The Gambler (1997)
1h 37m
Running Time
October 30, 1997Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Gambon
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jodhi May
Anna Snitkina
Polly Walker
Polina
Luise Rainer
Grandmother
Dominic West
Alexei
William Houston
Pasha
Károly Makk
Director
Johan Leysen
De Grieux
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Writer
Katharine Ogden
Writer
John Wood
The General
Angeline Ball
Mlle. Blanche
Nick Dear
Writer
Marjon Brandsma
Mme. de Cominges
Marc Vlessing
Producer
Mark Lacey
Ivan
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Wiki.
The Gambler is a 1997 drama film directed by Károly Makk and starring Michael Gambon, Jodhi May and Polly Walker. It is set around the writing of the 1866 novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.The film was notable for its casting of Luise Rainer. The Oscar-winning actress had not made a film in fifty-four years prior to her appearance in this one.