The Gambler (1958 film)

The Gambler
Directed byClaude Autant-Lara
Written by
Produced byRalph Baum
Starring
CinematographyJacques Natteau
Edited byMadeleine Gug
Music byRené Cloërec
Production
companies
  • Franco London Films
  • Zebra Films
Distributed byGaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 26 October 1958 (1958-10-26)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office937,475 admissions (France)[1]

The Gambler (French: Le joueur) is a 1958 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Gérard Philipe, Liselotte Pulver and Françoise Rosay.[2] It is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel The Gambler.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. It was made in Eastmancolor.

  1. ^ "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.
  2. ^ Monaco p.30