The Gambler is a 1997 drama film directed by Károly Makk and starring Michael Gambon, Jodhi May and Polly Walker. It is set around the writing of the 1866 novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The film was notable for its casting of Luise Rainer. The Oscar-winning actress had not made a film in fifty-four years prior to her appearance in this one. Plot summary Cast Michael Gambon ... Fyodor Dostoyevsky Jodhi May ... Anna Snitkina Polly Walker ... Polina Dominic West ... Alexei Luise Rainer ... Grandmother Will Houston ... Pasha Johan Leysen ... De Grieux John Wood ... The General Angeline Ball ... Mlle. Blanche Marjon Brandsma ... Mme. de Cominges Mark Lacey ... Ivan Gijs Scholten van Aschat ... Maikov Lucy Davis ... Dunya András Fekete ... Potapych Patrick Godfrey ... Professor Olkhin Greet Groot ... Ustinya Tom Jansen ... Stellovsky Miklós Székely B. ... Anna's Father Vera Venczel ... Anna's Mother János Xantus ... Karl Ed De Bruin ... Croupier I Vittoria De Bruin ... Middle Aged Woman Zoltán Gera ... Creditor References External links 1997 films 1997 drama films British drama films Hungarian drama films Dutch drama films Biographical films about writers English-language Dutch films English-language Hungarian films Films directed by Károly Makk Films set in 1866 Films about gambling Works about Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1990s British films