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The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
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26 February 1958 (Japan)
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Plot:
Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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4 nominations
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(2 articles)
Birthday Suit: You've Seen Demi's
(From FilmExperience. 11 November 2009, 4:00 AM, PST)
Actress Maria Schell Dead at 79
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 April 2005)
(From FilmExperience. 11 November 2009, 4:00 AM, PST)
Actress Maria Schell Dead at 79
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 April 2005)
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Excellent raw emotion
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yul Brynner | ... | Dmitri Karamazov | |
| Maria Schell | ... | Grushenka | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Katya | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Father Karamazov | |
| Albert Salmi | ... | Smerdjakov | |
| William Shatner | ... | Alexi Karamazov | |
| Richard Basehart | ... | Ivan Karamazov | |
| Judith Evelyn | ... | Mme. Anna Hohlakov | |
| Edgar Stehli | ... | Grigory | |
| Harry Townes | ... | Ippoli Kirillov | |
| Miko Oscard | ... | Ilyusha Snegiryov | |
| David Opatoshu | ... | Capt. Snegiryov | |
| Simon Oakland | ... | Mavrayek | |
| Frank DeKova | ... | Capt. Vrublevski (as Frank de Kova) | |
| Jay Adler | ... | Pawnbroker |
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The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
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145 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Debut of Simon Oakland.
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Smerdjakov:
If you'll permit a comment, sir, you're not at all like your brother Dmitri.
Ivan Karamazov: Half-brother.
Smerdjakov: You're different from all of them. I could see that the first minute you arrived yesterday. Intelligence, audacity, cleverness...
Ivan Karamazov: You've just never met anyone who lives in Moscow.
Smerdjakov: No sir, it's those magazine articles you wrote, the ones about crime.
Ivan Karamazov: [pauses] You enjoyed them.
Smerdjakov: [takes out a magazine clipping, reads it] There is nothing in the world to make man love their neighbours. If there is no God, then nothing can be immoral. Everything becomes lawful, even crime. Crime becomes not only lawful, but inevitable.
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Ivan Karamazov: Half-brother.
Smerdjakov: You're different from all of them. I could see that the first minute you arrived yesterday. Intelligence, audacity, cleverness...
Ivan Karamazov: You've just never met anyone who lives in Moscow.
Smerdjakov: No sir, it's those magazine articles you wrote, the ones about crime.
Ivan Karamazov: [pauses] You enjoyed them.
Smerdjakov: [takes out a magazine clipping, reads it] There is nothing in the world to make man love their neighbours. If there is no God, then nothing can be immoral. Everything becomes lawful, even crime. Crime becomes not only lawful, but inevitable.
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Referenced in La cité de la peur (1994)
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The earthy intense smoking emotional energy of the actors pulls in the watcher. It stamps the viewer forever. A visit through movie watching becomes a memory that stays stamped on the viewer for eternity or as in my case a lifetime.
Emotional fencing supported by the physical threat of violence wrapped in raw pure need and desire fired with a tight steal corset of greed. This movie is all of this and more. Why it is not higher in the rating is certainly a puzzle.
Yul Brynner is timeless, and nails his character. Yul Brynner .... Dmitri Karamazov Character of strength and entitlement nails this character.
Maria Schell .... Grushenka;Claire Bloom .... Katya, The female characters played well off each other.
Lee J. Cobb .... Father Karamazov Cobb unbending with favorites who anoints the chosen one with forgiveness
Albert Salmi .... Smerdjakov William Shatner .... Alexi Karamazov Star Trek Captain character is not to be seen in this role, but his promise does shine through. Richard Basehart .... Ivan Karamazov The Submarine Captain of the future TV series, his strong voice, in this role he is a great. Judith Evelyn .... Mme. Anna Hohlakov Edgar Stehli .... Grigory Harry Townes .... Ippoli Kirillov Miko Oscard .... Ilyusha Snegiryov David Opatoshu .... Capt. Snegiryov Simon Oakland .... Mavrayek Frank DeKova .... Capt. Vrublevski (as Frank de Kova) Jay Adler .... Pawnbroker I truly enjoyed this movie, it is one of my favorites, and has stayed with me over 40 years. That being said it definably struck a fiber cord with in my being