The Brothers Karamazov
1958 · Movie · 145 min · ★ 6.6 · 30% critics
In 1870s Russia, a wealthy, reckless father keeps a tight grip on his fortune while his four adult sons clash over money, faith, and pride. When a bitter rivalry over a woman ignites old resentments, the family’s power struggles spiral into violence and a public reckoning that tests honor, conscience, and forgiveness.
Based on The Brothers Karamazov
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-02-20
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 30/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (50 votes)
- Box office
- $5,400,000
- Budget
- $2,700,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a big, talky family feud with moral questions, heated romance, and courtroom drama; Not for you if you dislike long, sometimes stagey epics or prefer Doctor Zhivago-style sweep.
Pros: strong cast energy; juicy family drama; vivid period atmosphere | Cons: uneven pacing; simplified from novel; can feel over-the-top
Themes
- jealousy
- based on novel or book
- father murder
- debt collector
- debt
- mistress
- drink
- death
- overbearing father
- inheritance fight
- patricide
- father son conflict
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1959 · nominated
Cast & crew
Yul Brynner
as Dmitri Karamazov
Maria Schell
as Grushenka
Claire Bloom
as Katya
Lee J. Cobb
as Fyodor Karamazov
William Shatner
as Alexi Karamazov
Richard Basehart
as Ivan Karamazov
Albert Salmi
as Smerdjakov
Judith Evelyn
as Mme. Anna Hohlakov
Edgar Stehli
as Grigory
Harry Townes
as Ippoli Kirillov
Directed by Richard Brooks