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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, 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 ...
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 is a 1974 American crime drama film written by James Toback and directed by Karel Reisz. It stars James Caan , Paul Sorvino , and Lauren Hutton . Caan's performance was widely lauded and was nominated for a Golden Globe .
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.
Dostoevsky contacted stenographer Pavel Olkhin from Saint Petersburg, who recommended his pupil, the twenty-year-old Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina. Her shorthand helped Dostoevsky to complete The Gambler on 30 October, after 26 days' work. [77] [78] She remarked that Dostoevsky was of average height but always tried to carry himself erect. "He had ...