The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Country: US
Technical: Metrocolor 146m
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Richard Basehart, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, William Shatner
Synopsis:
In the reign of Alexander II a father of three legitimate sons and one bastard so antagonises his offspring that one of them grows homicidal through love of his mistress and another actually kills him to make it look as though his brother did so.
Review:
This literate but somewhat verbose adaptation translates much of the revolutionary ideas about crime and God contained in Dostoievsky but fails to dispel the impression of a western set for the provincial town and showcases a disarming array of acting styles. Somewhere between the classic adaptations of Hollywood past and the intelligent, challenging cinema Brooks went on to produce.
Country: US
Technical: Metrocolor 146m
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Richard Basehart, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, William Shatner
Synopsis:
In the reign of Alexander II a father of three legitimate sons and one bastard so antagonises his offspring that one of them grows homicidal through love of his mistress and another actually kills him to make it look as though his brother did so.
Review:
This literate but somewhat verbose adaptation translates much of the revolutionary ideas about crime and God contained in Dostoievsky but fails to dispel the impression of a western set for the provincial town and showcases a disarming array of acting styles. Somewhere between the classic adaptations of Hollywood past and the intelligent, challenging cinema Brooks went on to produce.
Country: US
Technical: Metrocolor 146m
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Richard Basehart, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, William Shatner
Synopsis:
In the reign of Alexander II a father of three legitimate sons and one bastard so antagonises his offspring that one of them grows homicidal through love of his mistress and another actually kills him to make it look as though his brother did so.
Review:
This literate but somewhat verbose adaptation translates much of the revolutionary ideas about crime and God contained in Dostoievsky but fails to dispel the impression of a western set for the provincial town and showcases a disarming array of acting styles. Somewhere between the classic adaptations of Hollywood past and the intelligent, challenging cinema Brooks went on to produce.