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The Gambler
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Alois Johannes Lippl, Willi Krause
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Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Euphono-Film GmbH, Kreutzberg-Produktion
Cast
Gerhard Lamprecht
Director
Albrecht Schoenhals
Dr. Tronka
Eugen Klöpfer
General Kirileff
Lída Baarová
Nina, seine Tochter
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Babuschka, Ninas Großmutter
Hilde Körber
Comtesse Blanche du Placet
Paul Bildt
alter Mann am Spieltisch
Karl Martell
Baron Vincent
Hannes Stelzer
Alexej, der Spieler
Ellen Bang
Harry Hardt
Charlotte Fredersdorf
Frau am Spieltisch
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