The Gambler
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Watch the gambler 123Movies. 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.
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
- Director: Aleksey Batalov
- Cast: Nikolay Burlyaev, Tatyana Ivanova, Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya, Vsevolod Kuznetsov, Vasiliy Livanov, Jitka Zelenohorská, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Božena Obrová, Marie Popelková, Kateřina Klumparová, Růžena Smolíková, Ludvík Pozník, Fyodor Nikitin, Helena Růžičková, Walter Steiner, Františka Horáková, Miroslav Hedánek, Radko Choc, Václav Kotva, Josef Lébr, Vladimír Linka,
