The Idiot

Overview

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.

Release Date

07 June 1946

101 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Prince Miouchkine
Nastasia Philipovna
Madame Ivolvine
Aglaé Epantchine
General Elisabeth Prokovievna Epanchine
General Epantchine
Gania Ivolvine
Sophie Ivolvine
Luliane Timofeevich Lebediev, the drunkard