The Gambler (1947 film)
| The Gambler | |
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| Directed by | León Klimovsky |
| Written by | Manuel Villegas López |
| Based on | The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Starring | Roberto Escalada Judith Sulian Florindo Ferrario |
| Cinematography | Roque Funes |
| Edited by | José Cardella |
| Music by | Julio Perceval |
Production company | Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos |
| Distributed by | Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Gambler (Spanish: El jugador) is a 1947 Argentine drama film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Roberto Escalada, Judith Sulian and Florindo Ferrario. noirish in style, it is an adaptation of the 1866 novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It changes the setting from a nineteenth century German spa town to Buenos Aires and its vicinity in the mid-twentieth century. The film's sets were designed by the art director Juan Manuel Concado. It was Klimovsky's debut as a director.