The Idiot

Original title: L'Idiot

Duration: 101 min

Release date: 1946-06-07

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Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.

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L'Idiot

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Gérard Philipe

as Prince Miouchkine

Edwige Feuillère

Edwige Feuillère

as Nastasia Philipovna

as Madame Ivolvine

Nathalie Nattier

Nathalie Nattier

as Aglaé Epantchine

Marguerite Moreno

Marguerite Moreno

as General Elisabeth Prokovievna Epanchine

Maurice Chambreuil

Maurice Chambreuil

as General Epantchine

as Gania Ivolvine

Elisabeth Hardy

Elisabeth Hardy

as Sophie Ivolvine

Roland Armontel

Roland Armontel

as Luliane Timofeevich Lebediev, the drunkard

Mathilde Casadesus

Mathilde Casadesus

as Adélaïde Epantchine

as Alexandra Epantchine

as (uncredited)

Rodolphe Marcilly

Rodolphe Marcilly

as (uncredited)

Maurice Régamey

Maurice Régamey

as (uncredited)

Victor Tcherniavsky

Victor Tcherniavsky

as (uncredited)

Charles Vissières

Charles Vissières

as (uncredited)

Georges Zagrebelsky

Georges Zagrebelsky

as (uncredited)

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Christian Matras

Christian Matras

Director of Photography

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Production Design

Marcel Escoffier

Marcel Escoffier

Georges Raevsky

Georges Raevsky

Georges Raevsky

Georges Raevsky

Maurice Thiriet

Maurice Thiriet

Original Music Composer

Rodolphe Marcilly

Rodolphe Marcilly

Assistant Director

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