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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Screenplay by | Richard Brooks Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein |
| Based on | The Brothers Karamazov 1880 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | Yul Brynner Maria Schell Claire Bloom Lee J. Cobb Albert Salmi Richard Basehart William Shatner |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Edited by | John Dunning |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
Production company | Avon Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.7 million[2] |
| Box office | $5.4 million[2] |
The Brothers Karamazov is a 1958 American period drama film[3] directed by Richard Brooks from a screenplay co-written with Julius and Philip Epstein, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1880 novel. It stars Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Albert Salmi, Richard Basehart, and William Shatner in his film debut.
The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on February 20, 1958. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, though the performances were widely praised. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival,[4] and Lee J. Cobb received an Oscar nomination performance as Fyodor Karamazov. The National Board of Review ranked The Brothers Karamazov as one of its Top 10 Films of 1958.
- ^ "The Brothers Karamazov - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Brothers Karamazov". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved February 9, 2009.