Quick facts
- Released
- May 12, 1958
- Runtime
- 116 min
- IMDb
- tt0051762
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Language
- Russian
- Studio
- Mosfilm
Themes
Cast
Yuriy Yakovlev
Prince Myshkin
Yuliya Borisova
Nastasya Filippovna
Nikita Podgornyj
Ganya Ivolgin
Leonid Parkhomenko
Parfyon Rogozhin
Raisa Maksimova
Aglaya Yepanchina
Vera Pashennaya
General Yepanshin's wife
Nikolay Pazhitnov
General Yepanchin
Klavdiya Polovikova
Nina Aleksandrovna Ivolgina
Ivan Lyubeznov
General Ivolgin
Lyudmila Ivanova
Varya Ivolgina
Vladimir Muravyov
Ferdyshchenko
Sergei Martinson
Lebedev
Pavel Strelin
Trotsky
Grigoriy Shpigel
Ptitsyn
Galina Samokhina
Aleksandra Yepanchina
Raisa Kurkina
Adelaida Yepanchina
Tamara Azarova
Daria Alekseyevna
Alfreda Girutskaya
(uncredited)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is The Idiot about?
- Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from Switzerland, where he was treated in a psychiatric clinic. On the train, on the way to St. Petersburg, the prince meets Parfyon Rogozhin, who tells him of his passionate love for Nastasya Filippovna, the former containment woman of the millionaire Totsky. In St. Petersburg, the prince finds himself in the house of his distant relative – Lizaveta Yepanchina (General's wife), meets her husband, their daughters, as well as the Secretary of General – Ganya Ivolgin. The portrait of Nastasya Filippovna, accidentally seen on the general’s table, makes a great impression on the prince...
- Who directed The Idiot?
- The Idiot was directed by Ivan Pyryev.
- Who stars in The Idiot?
- The Idiot stars Yuriy Yakovlev, Yuliya Borisova, Nikita Podgornyj, Leonid Parkhomenko.
- When was The Idiot released?
- The Idiot is a 1958 drama film.
- Where can I watch The Idiot?
- You can watch The Idiot with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.