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The Brothers Karamazov

1958, Movie, NR, 149 mins

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Marilyn Monroe campaigned desperately for Grushenka, the part played by Maria Schell in this film, and it's one of those casting tragedies that she didn't get her way. For while Schell is okay, the problem here is similar to Glenn Close in DANGEROUS LIASONS--no sex appeal--and typical of the film as a whole--lots of steam, but no heat. Richard Brooks directs like a traffic cop, without sweep or dramatic gesture. As a result, the film feels like "Classics Comics" instead of a... read more leave a comment
Year: 1958
Rated NR

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Cast
Yul Brynner: Dmitri Karamazov
Maria Schell: Grushenka
Claire Bloom: Katya
Lee J. Cobb: Fyodor Karamazov
Richard Basehart: Ivan Karamozov
Albert Salmi: Smerdyakov

 

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