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The Gambler (Russian: Игрокъ, romanized: Igrok; modern spelling Игрок) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. Set in a hotel and casino in a German city, the theme of gambling reflects Dostoevsky's own experience of addiction to roulette .
The Gambler is a 2014 American crime drama film directed by Rupert Wyatt. The screenplay by William Monahan is based on the 1974 film The Gambler , written by James Toback , which, in turn, is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky 's novel of the same name .
The Gambler (German: Der Spieler) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Lída Baarová, and Hedwig Bleibtreu. It is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky 's 1866 novel The Gambler .
The Gambler, an 1867 short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; The Gambler, a 1905 novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston; The Gambler, a 1924 novel by Max Brand; The Gambler, a 1937 novel by Anne Meredith; The Gambler, a 1950 novel by William Krasner; The Gambler: An Autobiography 1920-1939, a 1973 non-fiction book by Stuart Cloete
The Gambler is a 1997 drama film directed by Károly Makk and starring Michael Gambon, Jodhi May and Polly Walker. It is set around the writing of the 1866 novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. [1] The film was notable for its casting of Luise Rainer. The Oscar-winning actress had not made a film in fifty-four years prior to her appearance ...
This category includes films based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short novel The Gambler. Pages in category "Films based on The Gambler (novel)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
On 4 October 1866, Anna Snitkina started working as a stenographer on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Gambler. [5] A month later they became engaged. [5]In the Memoirs, Anna describes how Dostoevsky began his marriage proposal by outlining the plot of an imaginary new novel, as if he needed her advice on female psychology. [6]
Hogarth was born on 7 December 1869 and educated at Charterhouse School.He joined the Highland Light Infantry in 1890, but retired in 1891. In 1900–1901 he fought in the Second Boer War for the 1st Railway Pioneer Regiment, Scott's Sharpshooters and the Cape Special Police.