The Gambler (1997)
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.
Cast
Michael Gambon
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jodhi May
Anna Snitkina
Polly Walker
Polina
Dominic West
Alexei
Luise Rainer
Grandmother
William Houston
Pasha
Johan Leysen
De Grieux
John Wood
The General
Angeline Ball
Mlle. Blanche
Marjon Brandsma
Mme. de Cominges
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
Maikov
Lucy Davis
Dunya
Patrick Godfrey
Professor Olkhin
Tom Jansen
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