The Idiot
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A historic milestone in Russian cinema, recognized as the very first film adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous 1869 novel.
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Cast
7 people
Lyubov Varyagina
Nastasya Filippovna
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Andrey Gromov
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Pavel Biryukov
Parfen Rogozhin
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Tatyana Shornikova
Aglaya Ivanovna Epanchina
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Arseniy Bibikov
General Yepanchin
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Antonina Pozharskaya
Ivolgina
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Mazepa
B. Volgin
Ganya
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Pyotr Chardynin Director · Fyodor Dostoevsky Author Louis Forestier Cinematographer
First release January 17, 1910 · Produced in Russia · Original title Идиот
Production
A. Khanzhonkov and Co.
Production
Russia
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Original title
Идиот
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Russia · January 17, 1910
Theatrical · Jan. 4 in the Old Style / Julian calendar
No release date listed for United States.
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