The Brothers Karamazov Movie Review 1958

Hollywood adaptation of the classic novel by Dostoyevsky, in which four 19th-Century Russian brothers struggle with their desires for the same beautiful woman and with the father who brutalizes them. Incredible performances from every cast member, especially Cobb. Long and extremely intense, with fine direction from Brooks. Marilyn Monroe tried desperately to get Schell's part.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 147 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Brothers & Sisters, Bad Dads, Period Piece: 19th Century, Russia/USSR, Books to Film: Fyodor Dostoyevski, Family Drama

Screenplay

Richard Brooks

Cast

Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, William Shatner, Maria Schell, Richard Basehart

Cinematography

John Alton

Director

Richard Brooks

Producer

Inc. Loew's, Avon Productions