The Idiot
The film is based on the first part of the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from Switzerland, where he was treated in a psychiatric clinic. On the train, on the way to St. Petersburg, the prince meets Parfyon Rogozhin, who tells him of his passionate love for Nastasya Filippovna, the former containment woman of the millionaire Totsky. In St. Petersburg, the prince finds himself in the house of his distant relative – Lizaveta Yepanchina (General's wife), meets her husband, their daughters, as well as the Secretary of General – Ganya Ivolgin. The portrait of Nastasya Filippovna, accidentally seen on the general’s table, makes a great impression on the prince...
Year: 1958
Genre: Drama
Studio: Mosfilm
Director: Ivan Pyryev
Cast: Yuriy Yakovlev, Yuliya Borisova, Nikita Podgornyj, Leonid Parkhomenko, Raisa Maksimova, Vera Pashennaya
Crew: Valentin Pavlov (Director of Photography), Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel), Ivan Pyryev (Director), Ivan Pyryev (Writer), Anna Kulganek (Editor), Stalen Volkov (Production Design)
Runtime: 116 minutes
Release: May 12, 1958
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 25 users
Popularity: 4
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : based on novel or book, dostoevsky
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