The Gambler

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 30, 1997

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Michael Gambon,Jodhi May,Polly Walker,Dominic West,Luise Rainer,William Houston,Johan Leysen,John Wood,Angeline Ball,Marjon Brandsmaand 7 more

Director

Károly Makk

Writer

Fyodor Dostoevsky,Nick Dear,Katharine Ogden

Producer

Charles Cohen,René Seegers,Marc Vlessing

Cinematography

Jules van den Steenhoven

Music

Gerard Schurmann,Brian Lock

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0129111