The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
The greatness and glory, the loves and sins of the famed novel.
Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly. His four grown sons include Dmitri, the eldest, an elegant officer, always broke and at odds with his father, betrothed to Katya, herself lovely and rich. The other brothers include a sterile aesthete, a factotum who is a bastard, and a monk. Family tensions erupt when Dmitri falls in love with one of his father's mistresses, the coquette Grushenka. Two brothers see Dmitri's jealousy of their father as an opportunity to inherit sooner. Acts of violence lead to the story's conclusion: trials of honor, conscience, forgiveness, and redemption.

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Cast

Yul Brynner Yul Brynner As: Dmitri Karamazov
Maria Schell Maria Schell As: Grushenka
Claire Bloom Claire Bloom As: Katya
Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb As: Fyodor Karamazov
William Shatner William Shatner As: Alexi Karamazov
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Storyline

Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly. His four grown sons include Dmitri, the eldest, an elegant officer, always broke and at odds with his father, betrothed to Katya, herself lovely and rich. The other brothers include a sterile aesthete, a factotum who is a bastard, and a monk. Family tensions erupt when Dmitri falls in love with one of his father's mistresses, the coquette Grushenka. Two brothers see Dmitri's jealousy of their father as an opportunity to inherit sooner. Acts of violence lead to the story's conclusion: trials of honor, conscience, forgiveness, and redemption.


Tagline: The greatness and glory, the loves and sins of the famed novel.
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Drama, History

Language: Pусский, English, Polski

Release Date: 20 February 1958

Country: US

Runtime: 145m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Avon Productions

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Cast

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Dmitri Karamazov

Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Grushenka

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Katya

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Fyodor Karamazov

William Shatner

William Shatner

Alexi Karamazov

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Ivan Karamazov

Albert Salmi

Albert Salmi

Smerdjakov

Judith Evelyn

Judith Evelyn

Mme. Anna Hohlakov

Edgar Stehli

Edgar Stehli

Grigory

Harry Townes

Harry Townes

Ippoli Kirillov

Miko Oscard

Miko Oscard

Ilyusha Snegiryov

David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

Capt. Snegiryov

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

Mavrayek

Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Capt. Vrublevski

Jay Adler

Jay Adler

Pawnbroker

Gage Clarke

Gage Clarke

Defense Counsel

Ann Morrison

Ann Morrison

Marya

Mel Welles

Mel Welles

Trifon Borissovitch

Sam Buffington

Sam Buffington

Tipsy Merchant

Stafford Repp

Stafford Repp

Innkeeper

Ziva Rodann

Ziva Rodann

Gypsy Singer

Molly Glessing

Molly Glessing

Mother (uncredited)

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Costume and Makeup

Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Sound

Bronislau Kaper

Bronislau Kaper

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

John Alton

John Alton

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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