The Idiot

The Idiot 1958

Идиот

★ 6.6TMDB 1h 56min Director: Ivan Pyryev

Drama

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...

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Cast

Crew

Director
Ivan Pyryev
Executive Producers
Isaak Bits
Cinematography
Valentin Pavlov
Editing
Anna Kulganek
Composer
Nikolai Kryukov
Production Design
Stalen Volkov
Costume Design
Konstantin Savitsky

Details

Release date
May 12, 1958
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studios
Mosfilm
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian

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