The Idiot
Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.
Top Billed Cast
Gérard Philipe
Prince Miouchkine
Edwige Feuillère
Nastasia Philipovna
Lucien Coëdel
Rogogine
Sylvie
Madame Ivolvine
Jean Debucourt
Totsky
Featured Crew
Charles Spaak
Dialogue
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Charles Spaak
Adaptation
Georges Lampin
Director
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Léonide Azar
Editor
Léon Barsacq
Set Decoration
Marcel Escoffier
Costume Design
Léon Barsacq
Production Design
Maurice Thiriet
Original Music Composer
Georges Raevsky
Writer
Georges Raevsky
Adaptation