The Gambler
7.5
A gambling-drama based on Dostoevsky’s works: The retired General Kirileff is addicted to gambling and also has a costly affair. He takes out a loan from the greedy imposter Vincent, for which he is to pay an exorbitant interest rate. Vincent, for his part, wants to get closer to Kirileff’s daughter Nina, who is to inherit her grandmother’s fortune one day. Nina tries to help her father and goes to the gambling tables, only to lose a lot of money. She asks Alexej, her father’s secretary, to play for her. Alexej is in love with Nina and would do anything for her. He plays; at first loses; then asks Nina to get Vincent out of there. Once that happens, he wins a large amount of money, becomes overbearing and treats Nina like a prostitute.
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Cast
21 people
Albrecht Schoenhals
Dr. Tronka
Known for
The Damned
Eugen Klöpfer
General Kirileff
Also in
The Burning Soil
New Year's Eve
Lída Baarová
Nina, seine Tochter
Known for
I Vitelloni
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Babuschka, Ninas Großmutter
Known for
The Third Man
Hilde Körber
Comtesse Blanche du Placet
Also in
Maria, the Servant
Fridericus
Paul Bildt
alter Mann am Spieltisch
Known for
The Haunted Castle
Karl Martell
Baron Vincent
Also in
La Habanera
Premiere
Hannes Stelzer
Alexej, der Spieler
Also in
Venus on Trial
The Crew of the Dora
Ellen Bang
Also in
I'll Carry You in My Arms
Was geschah in dieser Nacht?
Harry Hardt
Also in
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna
Charlotte Fredersdorf
Frau am Spieltisch
Also in
The Mystery of Betty Bonn
Between the Parents
Maria Krahn
Frau am Spieltisch
Also in
Two Times Lotte
Liselotte of the Palatinate
Gerhard Lamprecht Director · Alois Johannes Lippl Writer Willi Krause Writer
First release August 31, 1938 · Produced in Germany · Production Kreutzberg-Produktion
Production
Euphono-Film GmbH
Production
Kreutzberg-Produktion
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Germany
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Original title
Der Spieler
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 31, 1938
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No release date listed for United States.
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