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The Idiot

L'Idiot

19461h 41m6.6/ 10 · TMDB · 15 votes
Drama

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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Directed by Georges Lampin

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe

Prince Miouchkine

Edwige Feuillère
Edwige Feuillère

Nastasia Philipovna

Lucien Coëdel
Lucien Coëdel

Rogogine

Sylvie
Sylvie

Madame Ivolvine

Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt

Totsky

Nathalie Nattier
Nathalie Nattier

Aglaé Epantchine

Jane Marken
Jane Marken

Naria

Marguerite Moreno
Marguerite Moreno

General Elisabeth Prokovievna Epanchine

Maurice Chambreuil

General Epantchine

Michel André

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Film details

Released7 Jun 1946
Original languageFrench
CountriesFrance
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Michel André

Gania Ivolvine

Elisabeth Hardy
Elisabeth Hardy

Sophie Ivolvine

Roland Armontel
Roland Armontel

Luliane Timofeevich Lebediev, the drunkard