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The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film)

The Brothers Karamazov
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Brooks
Screenplay byRichard Brooks
Julius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Based onThe Brothers Karamazov
1880 novel
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Produced byPandro S. Berman
StarringYul Brynner
Maria Schell
Claire Bloom
Lee J. Cobb
Albert Salmi
Richard Basehart
William Shatner
CinematographyJohn Alton
Edited byJohn Dunning
Music byBronislau Kaper
Production
company
Avon Productions
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
Running time
145 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.7 million[2]
Box office$5.4 million[2]

The Brothers Karamazov is a 1958 American period drama film[3] directed by Richard Brooks from a screenplay co-written with Julius and Philip Epstein, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1880 novel. It stars Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Albert Salmi, Richard Basehart, and William Shatner in his film debut.

The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on February 20, 1958. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, though the performances were widely praised. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival,[4] and Lee J. Cobb received an Oscar nomination performance as Fyodor Karamazov. The National Board of Review ranked The Brothers Karamazov as one of its Top 10 Films of 1958.

  1. ^ "The Brothers Karamazov - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Mannix was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Brothers Karamazov". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved February 9, 2009.

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