
Die Spielerin
60.00%|June 17, 2005|
It all starts with a mistake. The wealthy Polina finds a sleeping man in her hotel room, the business lawyer Friedrich. A mistake by the receptionist, he claims, and she believes him. He asks her to play for him in the casino. She is a lucky child. She plays and wins. Friedrich, who is accused of embezzlement, sees his mountain of debt melt away. But then his luck changes. Polina's losses soon threaten her own existence.
Featured Crew
Erhard Riedlsperger
Director
Fred Breinersdorfer
Writer
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Cast

Hannelore Elsner
Polina Sieveking

Erwin Steinhauer
Friedrich Mühlbichler

Nina Petri
Claudia

Frank Giering
Dietrich Schröder

Gesine Cukrowski
Annegret Reuther