---
title: 'The Brothers Karamazov (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Brooks'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-brothers-karamazov-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051435/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Brothers Karamazov (1958)

1958 · 145 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Brothers Karamazov is a 1958 American period drama film 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brooks)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brooks), [Julius J. Epstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-j-epstein), [Philip G. Epstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-g-epstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bronisław Kaper](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronis-aw-kaper)
- **Producer:** [Pandro S. Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pandro-s-berman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Alton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alton)
- **Editor:** [John Dunning](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dunning)

## Cast

- [Judith Evelyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-evelyn)
- [Claire Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-bloom) as Ekaterina Ivanovna Verkhovtseva
- [Harry Townes](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-townes)
- [Lee J. Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-j-cobb) as Fyodor Karamazov
- [William Shatner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shatner) as Alyosha Karamazov
- [Edgar Stehli](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-stehli)
- [Simon Oakland](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-oakland)
- [Richard Basehart](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-basehart) as Ivan Karamazov
- [Yul Brynner](https://cinepixo.com/people/yul-brynner) as Dmitri Karamazov
- [Maria Schell](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-schell) as Grushenka Svetlova
- [Peter Leeds](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-leeds)
- [Albert Salmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-salmi) as Pavel Smerdyakov
- [David Opatoshu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-opatoshu)
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur)

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