The Gambler
Based on the true story of Dostoevsky's experiences while working on the eponymous novel.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky Michael Gambon
- Anna Snitkina Jodhi May
- Polina Polly Walker
- Alexei Dominic West
- The General John Wood
- De Grieux Johan Leysen
- Mlle Blanche Angeline Ball
- Stellovsky Tom Jansen
- Grandmother Luise Rainer
- Maikov Gijs Scholten Van Asschat
- Mme de Cominges Marjon Brandsma
- croupier 1 Ed de Bruin
- middle aged woman Vittoria de Bruin
- Dunya Lucy Davis
- Potapych András Fekete
- creditor Zoltán Gera
- Professor Ohlkin Patrick Godfrey
- Ustinya Greet Groot
- dwarf Lajos István Hadjú
- Pasha Isaev William Houston
- man in rags Zoltán Kamondi
- casino manager János Koltay
- creditor Antal Konrád
- Ivan Mark Lacey
- butler Antal Leisen
- secretary Nancy Manningham
- hotel manager Károly Mécs
- English gentleman Peter Meikle
- hanger on Michael Mehlmann
- young aristocrat András Mész
- doctor Ferenc Németh
- Grandmother's maid Éva Papp
- pawnbroker Géza Pártos
- croupier 2 József Pilissy
- Anna's father Miklós B. Székely
- shorthand professor Miklós Törkenczey
- Anna's mother Vera Venczel
- Karl János Xantus
Credits
Direction
- Director Károly Makk
- Assistant Director (1st) Gábor Gajdos
- Assistant Director (2nd) András Kécza
- Assistant Director (3rd) Sylvia Pintér
- Script Supervisor/Continuity Sue Jones
Production
- Production Company Channel 4 Films
- Production Company Trendraise Company
- Production Company Channel Four Television Corporation
- Production Company Gambler Productions
- Production Company Hungry Eye Pictures
- Production Company Objektiv Filmstúdió
- Production Company KRO
- Support Stichting Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
- Support Stichting Co-productiefonds Binnenlandse Omroep
- Support Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe
- Developed with the Support European Script Fund
- Producer Charles Cohen
- Producer Marc Vlessing
- Line Producer Karel van Ossenbrüggen
- Line Producer Berry van Zwieten
- Co-producer René Seegers
- KRO Commissioning Editor Frank Jansen
- Unit/Location Manager Tamás Maros
- Unit/Location Manager László Roráriusz
- Production Manager Sándor Baló
- Production Co-ordinator Tania C. Hammond-adler
- Hungarian Co-ordinator Ágota Kovács
- Post-production Supervisor Jeanette Haley
- Post-production Supervisor Tania Windsor Blunden
Casting
- Casting Celestia Fox
- Casting (Dutch) Hans Kemna
Writing
- Screenplay Katharine Ogden
- Screenplay Charles Cohen
- Screenplay Nick Dear
Photography
- Director of Photography Jules van den Steenhoven
- Steadicam Operator Luc Schengen
Special Effects
- Special Effects Ferenc Ormos
Editing
- Editor Kevin Whelan
Design
- Production Designer Ben van Os
- Art Director Lóránd Jávor
- Art Director (2nd) Tibor Lázár
- Set Decorator István Tóth
Costumes
- Costume Designer Dien van Straalen
- Wardrobe Master György Homonnay
Make-up
- Supervising Make-up/Hair Károly B. Temesvári
- Key Make-up Artist Edit Basilides
- Hairstylist István Szücs
Titles
- Titles Cine Image
Film processing
- Opticals Image Creations
Music
- Music/Orchestrations Brian Lock
- Music (Additional) Gérard Schurmann
- Music Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Electronic Programming Mark Warman
- Conductor Stepán Konícek
- Orchestrations Brian Lock
- Music Supervisor Ian Hierons
Sound
- [Music] Recording Engineer Martin Astle
- Music Mixer Martin Astle
- Music Mixer Brian Lock
- Sound Design Wim Vonk
- Sound Mixer John Pitt
- Supervising Sound Editor Bill Trent
- Dialogue Editor Piet Rodenburg
- ADR Supervisor Constantine Gregory
- Foley Supervisor Tony Message
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Béla Unger