The Brothers Karamazov(1958)
“The greatness and glory, the loves and sins of the famed novel.”
Overview
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.
Director
Richard Brooks
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Yul Brynner
as Dmitri Karamazov
Maria Schell
as Grushenka
Claire Bloom
as Katya
Lee J. Cobb
as Fyodor Karamazov
William Shatner
as Alexi Karamazov
Richard Basehart
as Ivan Karamazov
Albert Salmi
as Smerdjakov
Judith Evelyn
as Mme. Anna Hohlakov
Edgar Stehli
as Grigory
Harry Townes
as Ippoli Kirillov
Miko Oscard
as Ilyusha Snegiryov
David Opatoshu
as Capt. Snegiryov
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1958
Runtime
2h 25m
Language
Russian
Rating
6.5 / 10
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer • Avon Productions
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What is The Brothers Karamazov about?▼
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.
Who directed The Brothers Karamazov?▼
The Brothers Karamazov was directed by Richard Brooks and released in 1958. It is a drama, history film.
How long is The Brothers Karamazov?▼
The Brothers Karamazov has a runtime of 2 hours and 25 minutes (145 minutes total).
Who stars in The Brothers Karamazov?▼
The cast of The Brothers Karamazov includes Yul Brynner as Dmitri Karamazov, Maria Schell as Grushenka, Claire Bloom as Katya, Lee J. Cobb as Fyodor Karamazov, William Shatner as Alexi Karamazov and more.
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