The Gambler (1938 film)
The Gambler (German: Der Spieler) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Lída Baarová, and Hedwig Bleibtreu. It is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel The Gambler. Due to the scandal over Baarová's affair with Joseph Goebbels, followed by her return to Czechoslovakia, the film was withdrawn from cinemas three days after its release. It was not given a release again until 1950. A similar fate had befallen another film of hers A Prussian Love Story.[1]
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| Directed by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Produced by | Franz Vogel |
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| Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
| Cinematography | Otto Baecker |
| Edited by | Fritz C. Mauch |
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| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Heinrich Weidemann.
A separate French-language version Le Joueur (1938) was also released, with Pierre Blanchar and Viviane Romance.
Cast
- Eugen Klöpfer as General Kirileff
- Lída Baarová as Nina - seine Tochter
- Hedwig Bleibtreu as Babuschka
- Albrecht Schoenhals as Dr. Tronka
- Hilde Körber as Comtesse du Placet
- Karl Martell as Baron Vincent
- Hannes Stelzer as Alexej, der Spieler
- Ellen Bang as Gewinnerin am Spieltisch
- Charlotte Fredersdorf as Frau am Spieltisch
- Maria Krahn as Frau am Spieltisch
- Elsa Wagner as Marfa, Kinderfrau
- Paul Bildt as Mann am Spieltisch
- Fritz Fiedler as Spieler
- Karl Dannemann
- Karl Hannemann as Hotelportier
- Harry Hardt as Casino-Geschäftsführer
- S.O. Schoening as Schatz, Juwelier
- Werner Scharf as Spieler
- Gerhard Dammann as Potapytsch, Diener
- Fritz Draeger
- Carl Zickner
References
- Kreimeier p. 246
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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