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The Idiot

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A historic milestone in Russian cinema, recognized as the very first film adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous 1869 novel.

DirectorPyotr Chardynin

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Cast · Directed by Pyotr Chardynin

LV
Lyubov Varyagina
Nastasya Filippovna
AGAndrey Gromov
Andrey Gromov
Prince Myshkin
PB
Pavel Biryukov
Parfen Rogozhin
TS
Tatyana Shornikova
Aglaya Ivanovna Epanchina
ABArseniy Bibikov
Arseniy Bibikov
General Yepanchin
AP
Antonina Pozharskaya
Ivolgina
BV
B. Volgin
Ganya

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The Idiot — streaming FAQ

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The Idiot hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 7, 1910. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.