Le joueur / The Gambler (1958)
The Gambler / Le joueur (1958)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL | 6.6Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: French SDH, English (custom)
01:42:00 | France, Italy | Drama
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL | 6.6Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: French SDH, English (custom)
01:42:00 | France, Italy | Drama
This melodramatic adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, an opportunistic gambling-addicted 19th-century French general lives it up in anticipation of his rich auntie's impending death as he is the sole heir. To pay for his current lifestyle and his increasing debts, the conniving general persuades a handsome explorer to take on the officer's daughter as his mistress. When the young woman's tutor, who truly loves her, finds out what the father has done, he does all he can to save the family from further destruction. Unfortunately it is to no avail and terrible tragedy ensues.
Director: Claude Autant-Lara
Cast: Gerard Philipe, Liselotte Pulver, Francoise Rosay, Jean Danet, Jean-Max, Nadine Alari, Sacha Pitoeff, Suzanne Dantes, Paul Esser, Pierre Jourdan, Julien Carette, Bernard Blier, Georges Bever, Corrado Guarducci, Mona Dol, Richard Francoeur, Gib Grossac, Alice Sapritch, Jean Imbert, Georges Lycan, Roger Treville, Hans Verner, Jacques Marin, Claudine Berg, Albert Daumergue, Yvonne Gradelet, Martine Havet, Gina Manes, Michel Thomass
Le joueur / The Gambler (1958)
Le joueur / The Gambler (1958)
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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Le joueur / The Gambler (1958)
Le joueur / The Gambler (1958)
