The Idiot
1958, Russian. Directed by Ivan Pyryev.
A major work of Dostoyevsky...
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Ivan PyryevDirector
- Yuriy YakovlevPrince Myshkin
- Yuliya BorisovaNastasya Filippovna
- Nikita PodgornyjGanya Ivolgin
- Leonid ParkhomenkoParfyon Rogozhin
- Raisa MaksimovaAglaya Yepanchina
- Vera PashennayaGeneral Yepanshin's wife
- Nikolai PazhitnovGeneral Yepanchin
- Klavdiya PolovikovaNina Aleksandrovna Ivolgina
- Ivan LyubeznovGeneral Ivolgin
- Lyudmila IvanovaVarya Ivolgina
- Vladimir MuravyovFerdyshchenko
- Sergei MartinsonLebedev
Details
- Released
- 12 May 1958
- Original title
- Идиот
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Ivan Pyryev
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What The Idiot is based on
The Idiot is adapted from a novel.
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The Idiot runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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The Idiot isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 May 1958. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Idiot?
The Idiot (1958) was directed by Ivan Pyryev and stars Yuriy Yakovlev, Yuliya Borisova, Nikita Podgornyj.
What is The Idiot based on?
The Idiot is adapted from a novel.