Plot Summary
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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Full Cast & Characters
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
Director & Crew
Ivan Pyryev
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 29 votes.
Who directed The Idiot?
The Idiot was directed by Ivan Pyryev and released in 1958.
How long is The Idiot?
The Idiot has a runtime of 1 hours and 56 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1958-05-12
- Status
- Released