The Gambler (1997)
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.
- Released
- 1997-10-30
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Károly Makk, Nick Dear, Katharine Ogden
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Michael Gambon as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Jodhi May as Anna Snitkina
- Polly Walker as Polina
- Dominic West as Alexei
- Luise Rainer as Grandmother
- William Houston as Pasha
- Johan Leysen as De Grieux
- John Wood as The General
- Angeline Ball as Mlle. Blanche
- Marjon Brandsma as Mme. de Cominges
- Mark Lacey as Ivan
- Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Maikov