The Gambler

The Gambler

The Gambler

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The Gambler

1938

1h 20m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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21 members

Acting

Albrecht Schoenhals

Dr. Tronka

Albrecht Schoenhals

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Eugen Klöpfer

General Kirileff

Eugen Klöpfer

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Lída Baarová

Nina, seine Tochter

Lída Baarová

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Hedwig Bleibtreu

Babuschka, Ninas Großmutter

Hedwig Bleibtreu

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Hilde Körber

Comtesse Blanche du Placet

Hilde Körber

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Paul Bildt

alter Mann am Spieltisch

Paul Bildt

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Karl Martell

Baron Vincent

Karl Martell

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Hannes Stelzer

Alexej, der Spieler

Hannes Stelzer

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Ellen Bang

Unknown Role

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Harry Hardt

Unknown Role

Harry Hardt

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Charlotte Fredersdorf

Frau am Spieltisch

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Maria Krahn

Frau am Spieltisch

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Elsa Wagner

Marfa, Kinderfrau

Elsa Wagner

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Franz Fiedler

Spieler

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Karl Dannemann

Unknown Role

Karl Dannemann

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Karl Hannemann

Hotelportier

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S.O. Schoening

Schatz, Juwelier

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Werner Scharf

Spieler

Werner Scharf

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Gerhard Dammann

Potapytsch, Diener

Gerhard Dammann

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Fritz Draeger

Unknown Role

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Carl Zickner

Unknown Role

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