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The Gambler(Movie, 1958)

Original title: "Le Joueur" (French/FR)
1h 37min | Genre: Drama
The GamblerRating: 3.1/5 (with 44 votes)
The Gambler (French: Le joueur) is a 1958 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Gérard Philipe, Liselotte Pulver and Françoise Rosay. It is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel The Gambler. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. It was made in Eastmancolor. ()
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About The Gambler

In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden, then the gambling capital of Austria, and is soon engaged by General Zagorianski to look after his children. Alexei discovers that his employer is a compulsive gambler who has been almost ruined by his addiction. The only money the General has is provided by the Marquis de Grieux, an adventurer who intends to marry Zagorianski’s sister, Pauline. In doing so, de Grieux hopes to profit from the vast inheritance that will come the General’s way from his Aunt Antonina, who is presently very ill. Alexei is appalled by this society which lives only for money. He loves Pauline and wants to take her to a healthier place, but when she refuses to marry him, he begins to gamble at the casino….

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Plays in: Germany
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: Estonian (ET), French (FR)
Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Georgian (KA), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/26/1958

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