Brothers Karamazov

Dostoevsky scholars, and many other people who love the Russian writer's works, often say that Brothers Karamazov is his masterpiece.  The novel, with its rich character development, is well-suited for film.  This version, which stars Yul Brynner as Dmitri and William Shatner as Alexei, is from 1958.

Brothers, as the novel is affectionately known, was published in November, 1880.  Dostoevsky, who died a few months after he finished the work, originally meant for it to be part of an epic entitled The Life of a Great Sinner.

See, also:

Brothers Karamazov, Part 2

Brothers Karamazov, Part 3

Brothers Karamazov, Part 4

Brothers Karamazov, Part 5

Brothers Karamazov, Part 6

Brothers Karamazov, Part 7

Brothers Karamazov, Part 8

Brothers Karamazov, Part 9

Brothers Karamazov, Part 10

Brothers Karamazov, Part 11

Brothers Karamazov, Part 12

Brothers Karamazov, Part 13

Brothers Karamazov, Part 14

Brothers Karamazov, Part 15

Credits

Clip from Brothers Karamazov, online courtesy TCM.

Director: 
Richard Brooks

Producer: 
Pandro S. Berman

Based on:
Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Screenplay:
Julius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Richard Brooks

Starring:   
Yul Brynner - Dmitri Karamazov
Maria Schell - Grushenka
William Shatner - Alexei
Lee J. Cobb - Father Karamazov

Music: 
Bronislau Kaper

Cinematography:   
John Alton

Editing:
John D. Dunning

Distributed by:    
MGM