The Gambler (1997)

4.8/10 97 min Drama Romance

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

Stellovsky

Recommendations

Life in a Year
Maria's Lovers
Ashes in the Snow
Blind
Not Easily Broken
The Man from Elysian Fields
See You Soon
Gabriel's Inferno: Part III
Nine Lives
Time Is Up
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Raising Victor Vargas
Wander Darkly
The Magic of Ordinary Days
Gabriel's Redemption: Part I
Nobody Has to Know
Fire with Fire
Two for the Seesaw
Ali and Nino
I'm in Love with a Church Girl