

Plot Summary
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...
Full Cast & Characters

Yuriy Yakovlev
Prince Myshkin

Yuliya Borisova
Nastasya Filippovna

Nikita Podgornyj
Ganya Ivolgin

Leonid Parkhomenko
Parfyon Rogozhin

Raisa Maksimova
Aglaya Yepanchina

Vera Pashennaya
General Yepanshin's wife

Nikolai Pazhitnov
General Yepanchin

Klavdiya Polovikova
Nina Aleksandrovna Ivolgina

Ivan Lyubeznov
General Ivolgin

Lyudmila Ivanova
Varya Ivolgina

Vladimir Muravyov
Ferdyshchenko

Sergei Martinson
Lebedev
Director & Crew
Ivan Pyryev
Director
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The Idiot was directed by Ivan Pyryev and released in 1958.
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The Idiot has a runtime of 1 hours and 56 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1958-05-12
- Status
- Released





