The film is based on the first part of the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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...
Genre: Drama
Stars: Yuriy Yakovlev, Yuliya Borisova, Nikita Podgornyj, Leonid Parkhomenko, Raisa Maksimova, Vera Pashennaya
Crew: Valentin Pavlov (Director of Photography), Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel), Ivan Pyryev (Director), Ivan Pyryev (Writer), Anna Kulganek (Editor), Nikolai Kryukov (Original Music Composer)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Mosfilm
Runtime: 116 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 12, 1958
IMDb: 4.4
Keywords:based on novel or book, dostoevsky
