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The Idiot

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Original title

L'idiot

Year

1946

Running time

101 min.

Country

France

Director

Georges Lampin

Screenwriter

Charles Spaak, Georges Raevsky. Novel: Fiódor Dostoyevski

Cast

Music

V. de Butzow, Maurice Thiriet

Cinematography

Christian Matras (B&W)

Producer

Films Sacha Gordine

Genre

Drama

Movie Groups

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Adaptations

Synopsis

Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.

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The Idiot

1946

Georges Lampin