The Idiot (1958 film)
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| Directed by | Ivan Pyryev |
| Written by | Ivan Pyryev |
| Based on | The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Starring | Yury Yakovlev Yuliya Borisova Nikita Podgorny Vera Pashennaya Sergey Martinson |
| Cinematography | Valentin Pavlov Vladimir Meybom |
| Music by | Nikolai Kryukov |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Idiot (Russian: Идиот), is a 1959 Soviet film directed by Ivan Pyryev. It is based on Part 1 of the eponymous 1869 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Yury Yakovlev declined to play the title character in a sequel which was never made.
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- Yury Yakovlev as Prince Lev (Leo) Myshkin[2]
- Yuliya Borisova as Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova
- Nikita Podgorny as Ganya Ivolgin
- Vera Pashennaya as General's wife
- Sergey Martinson as Lebedev
- Leonid Parkhomenko as Parfyon Rogozhin
- Ivan Lyubeznov as General Ivolgin
- Raisa Maksimova as Aglaya Yepanchina
- Vladimir Muravyov as Ferdishchenko
- Grigory Shpigel as Ptitsyn
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