The Gambler
1989, Russian. Directed by Sergei Bodrov & Aleksandr Buravskiy.
The story of a player who entered the environment of professional gamblers in the hope of breaking a big jackpot.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sergei BodrovDirector
- Aleksandr BuravskiyDirector
- Valeriy GarkalinAlexey Grekov, nicknamed "Greek"
- Elena SafonovaAnna
- Nodar MgaloblishviliDirector
- Viktor PavlovCrucian
- Luiza MosendzLola
- Yuri SlobodenyukCast
- Sergey GazarovSchota
- Kristina ShcherbakovaCast
- Aleksa PapakristuCast
- Larisa KuznetsovaCast
- Renat DavletyarovCast
- Aleksei ZharkovAleksey Grekov (voice)
Details
- Released
- 5 January 1989
- Original title
- Катала
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Sergei Bodrov, Valeri Barakin
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The Gambler runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Gambler isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 January 1989. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Gambler?
If you liked The Gambler, try Red Right Hand, The System, Shade.
Who directed The Gambler?
The Gambler (1989) was directed by Sergei Bodrov and Aleksandr Buravskiy and stars Valeriy Garkalin, Elena Safonova, Nodar Mgaloblishvili.