"A great star for every role in a great drama" 29 June 1949 Drama, Romance 110 mins
A young man succumbs to gambling fever.
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Gregory Peck as Fedja
Ava Gardner as Pauline Ostrovsky
Melvyn Douglas as Armand De Glasse
Walter Huston as General Ostrovsky
Ethel Barrymore as Grandmother Ostrovsky
Frank Morgan as Aristide Pitard
Agnes Moorehead as Emma Getzel
Friedrich von Ledebur as Casino Secretary
Ludwig Donath as Doctor
Curt Bois as Jeweler / Money Lender
Ludwig Stössel as Hotel Manager
Ernö Verebes as Hotel Valet
Fred Aldrich as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
James Anderson as Nervous Young Gambler (uncredited)
John Arnold as Croupier (uncredited)
Hanna Axmann-Rezzori as Staring Casino Patron (uncredited)
Robert Siodmak Director
Ladislas Fodor Screenplay
Christopher Isherwood Screenplay
Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel
Fritzie Hairstylist
Sergei Petschnikoff Production Manager
Marvin Stuart Assistant Director
Henry Grace Art Department Coordinator
Conrad Kahn Sound
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Gottfried Reinhardt Producer
Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer
George J. Folsey Director of Photography
Harold F. Kress Editor
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Hans Peters Art Direction
Der große Sünder Trailer
Germany 02 March 1956
France 29 June 1949
United States 29 June 1949
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"A young man succumbs to gambling fever." Aired Sunday November 1 2015.
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