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The Gambler (1997 Film)
''The Gambler'' is a 1997 drama film directed by Károly Makk and starring Michael Gambon, Jodhi May and Polly Walker. It is set around the writing of the 1866 novel '' The Gambler'' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The film was notable for its casting of Luise Rainer. The Oscar-winning actress had not made a film in fifty-four years prior to her appearance in this one. Plot summary Cast * Michael Gambon ... Fyodor Dostoyevsky * Jodhi May ... Anna Snitkina * Polly Walker ... Polina * Dominic West ... Alexei * Luise Rainer ... Grandmother * Will Houston ... Pasha * Johan Leysen ... De Grieux * John Wood ... The General * Angeline Ball ... Mlle. Blanche * Marjon Brandsma ... Mme. de Cominges * Mark Lacey ... Ivan * Gijs Scholten van Aschat ... Maikov * Lucy Davis ... Dunya * András Fekete ... Potapych * Patrick Godfrey ... Professor Olkhin * Greet Groot ... Ustinya * Tom Jansen ... Stellovsky * Miklós Székely B. ... Anna's Father * Vera Venczel ... Anna's Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
András Fekete
András () is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian form of ''Andrew''. Notable people with the name include: * András Ádám-Stolpa (born 1921), Hungarian tennis player * András Adorján (born 1950), Hungarian writer * András Ágoston (21st century), Hungarian Serbian politician * András Arató (born 1945), also known as Hide the Pain Harold, internet meme, stock photo model, and electrical engineer * András Balczó (born 1938), Hungarian modern pentathlete * András Baronyi (1892-1944), Hungarian swimmer * András Báthory (1562 or 1563–1599), Prince of Transylvania * András Beck (1911-1985), Hungarian sculptor * András Benkei (born 1923), Hungarian politician * András Béres (1924-1993), Hungarian footballer * András Bethlen (1847–1898), Hungarian politician * András Bodnár (born 1942), Hungarian water polo player * András Botos (born 1952), Hungarian boxer * András Csáki (born 1981), Hungarian musician * András Debreceni (born 1989), Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Drama Films
Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignment problem * Hungarian language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and all neighbouring countries * Hungarian notation, a naming convention in computer programming * Hungarian cuisine Hungarian or Magyar cuisine is the cuisine characteristic of the nation of Hungary and its primary ethnic group, the Magyars. Traditional Hungarian dishes are primarily based on meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits, bread, and dairy products. ..., the cuisine of Hungary and the Hungarians See also * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Drama Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Drama Films
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of '' Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales rect 300 200 600 400 Handover of Hong Kong rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Pathf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Films
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comet, comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is Handover of Hong Kong, handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner (rover), Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Gera (actor)
Zoltán Gera (August 19, 1923 – November 7, 2014) was a Hungarian actor, honored with being chosen as an Actor of the Hungarian Nation, the Kossuth Prize, and the Meritorious Artist Award of Hungary. He has starred in 115 movies (according to IMDb). Early life Zoltán Gera was born on 19 August 1923 in Szeged, Hungary. Gera started working with several theaters while he was a teenager. Gera graduated from the College of Theater and Film Arts(now the University of Theatre and Film Arts). Death Gera died on 7 November 2014 at Budapest, Hungary. Awards * 1985 Magyarország Érdemes Művésze díj * 2004 Distinguished Artist Award * 2012 Grand Commander to the Hungarian Order of Merit * 2013 Kossuth Prize * 2014 Actor of the Hungarian Nation International filmography * ''És a vakok látnak...'' (1944) * ''A város alatt'' (1956) * ''Szakadék'' (1956) * ''Az eltüsszentett birodalom'' (1956) - Udvaronc * ''Bakaruhában'' (1957) - Postás * ''Láz'' (1957) * ''Csigalé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittoria De Bruin
Vittoria may refer to: People * Vittoria (name), an Italian female given name, including a list of people * Tomás Luis de Victoria or da Vittoria (c. 1548 – 1611), Spanish composer * Alessandro Vittoria (1525–1608), Italian sculptor Places ;Australia * Vittoria, New South Wales * Vittoria, Western Australia ;Canada * Vittoria, a community in Norfolk County, Ontario ;Italy * Vittoria, Sicily, Italy Other uses * ''Vittoria'' (ship), the name of several vessels * , two Royal Navy ships * ''Vittoria'', an 1867 novel by George Meredith * Vittoria Coffee, an Australian manufacturer of coffee products * Vittoria S.p.A., an Italian bicycle tire manufacturer * Vittoria Vetra, an ''Angels & Demons'' character * A.S.D. Calcio Club Vittoria 2020, an Italian football club, based in Vittoria, Sicily See also * Vitoria (other) * Vittorio Vittorio is an Italian male given name which has roots from the Byzantine-Bulgarian name Victor. People with the given name Vitto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed De Bruin
Ed, ed or ED may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ed'' (film), a 1996 film starring Matt LeBlanc * Ed (''Fullmetal Alchemist'') or Edward Elric, a character in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' media * ''Ed'' (TV series), a TV series that ran from 2000 to 2004 Businesses and organizations * Ed (supermarket), a French brand of discount stores founded in 1978 * Consolidated Edison, from their NYSE stock symbol * United States Department of Education, a department of the United States government * Enforcement Directorate, a law enforcement and economic intelligence agency in India * European Democrats, a loose association of conservative political parties in Europe * Airblue (IATA code ED), a private Pakistani airline * Eagle Dynamics, a Swiss software company Places * Ed, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States * Ed, Sweden, a town in Dals-Ed, Sweden * Erode Junction railway station, station code ED Health and medicine * Eating disorder, mental disorders def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Xantus
János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos Trail, trade route from New Mexico to Janos People * James Janos (born 1951), legal birth name of Jesse Ventura * János Aczél (mathematician) (1924–2020), Hungarian-Canadian mathematician * János Adorján (1938–1995), former Hungarian handball player * János Aknai (1908–1992), Hungarian footballer * János Arany (1817–1882), Hungarian writer, poet * János Balogh (biologist) (1913–2002), Hungarian zoologist, ecologist, and professor * János Balogh (chess player) (1892–1980), Hungarian–Romanian chess master * János Balogh (footballer) (born 1982), Hungarian football goalkeeper * Janos Bardi (1923–1990) * János Bartl (1878–1958), magic supply dealer * János Batsányi (1763–1845), Hungarian poet * János Bédl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Venczel
Vera Venczel (born Veronika Venczel; 10 March 1946 – 22 October 2021 ) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Kárpáthy Zoltán'' (1966) * '''' (1967) * '' Stars of Eger'' (1968) * '''' (1969) * ' (1972) * ''Chicherin'' (1986) * '' |
Miklós Székely B
Miklós () is a given name or surname, the Hungarian form of the Greek (English ''Nicholas''), and may refer to: In Hungarian politics * Miklós Bánffy, Hungarian nobleman, politician, and novelist * Miklós Horthy, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary * Miklós Kállay, Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary during World War II * Miklós Lukáts, Hungarian politician and state secretary * Miklós Németh, Prime Minister of Hungary * Miklós Pálffy (1657 – 1732), Hungarian nobleman * Miklós Wesselényi, Hungarian statesman In Hungarian literature * Miklós Radnóti, Hungarian poet from Budapest who fell victim to the Holocaust * Miklós Vámos, Hungarian writer * Miklós Mészöly, Hungarian writer In artistry * Miklós Barabás, Hungarian painter * Miklós Izsó, Hungarian sculptorMiklós Izsó * Miklós Ybl, one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century In sport * Miklós Fehér, Hungarian football player * Miklós Gaál ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
