The Idiot(Movie, 1946)

Name: The Idiot
Genre: Drama
Released: 1946
Duration: T01:41:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "L'Idiot" (French/FR)

1h 41min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

The Idiot (French: L'idiot) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Georges Lampin and starring Edwige Feuillère, Lucien Coëdel and Jean Debucourt. It is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot. The film's sets were designed by Léon Barsacq, credited as the art director. It was shot at the Epinay and Neuilly Studios in Paris. ()

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About The Idiot

Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.

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Production country: France

Plays in: Russian Empire

Based on the work of: Fyodor Dostoyevsky ("The Idiot")

Made by: Films Sacha Gordine

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Georgian (KA), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/07/1946

Cast: Gérard Philipe, Edwige Feuillère, Sylvie, Félicien Tramel, Jane Marken, Janine Viénot, Jean Debucourt, Lucien Coëdel, Marguerite Moreno, Mathilde Casadesus, Maurice Chambreuil, Michel André, Nathalie Nattier, Roland Armontel

Director: Georges Lampin

Screenwriter: Charles Spaak

Director of Photography: Christian Matras

Composer: Maurice Thiriet

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"L'Idiot"

Keywords: based on novel or book, corruption

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Idiot(Movie, 1946)

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