Prokofiev"s opera "The Gambler" based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is not among his popular works. In Western Europe, "The Gambler" was first played in the French language. The work was first performed in Russia only in 1963, ten years after Prokofiev"s death. It was conducted by Gennadi Roshdestvensky, who was also responsible for the film version of the opera three years later. Capriccio now presents this recording from 1966 as a DVD. Original 1966 Soviet Film Filmregie · Film Director: J. BogatirenkoBabjatinskii · Machow · PoljakowaTroizkii · Matjuschina · SokolowChoir and Orchestra of the USSR National Radioand TelevisionGENNADY ROZHDESTVENSKY