The Great Sinner (1949)

Released: 1949-06-29 Duration: 1hr 50min

Genres: Drama Romance

Rating 6.7

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A great star for every role in a great drama

Overview

A young man succumbs to gambling fever.

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Additional Info

Budget	$2,075,000.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	0.34792232142857143

Directed By

Robert Siodmak

Crew

Director
Robert Siodmak

Screenplay
Ladislas Fodor

Screenplay
Christopher Isherwood

Novel
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Sound
Conrad Kahn

Assistant Director
Marvin Stuart

Hairstylist
Fritzie

Special Effects
Warren Newcombe

Production Manager
Sergei Petschnikoff

Art Department Coordinator
Henry Grace

Costume Design
Irene

Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design
Fred Valles

Editor
Harold F. Kress

Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction
Hans Peters

Original Music Composer
Bronislau Kaper

Producer
Gottfried Reinhardt

Director of Photography
George J. Folsey

Camera Operator
Robert J. Bronner

Orchestrator
Conrad Salinger

Co-Director
Mervyn LeRoy

Makeup Designer
Jack Dawn

Conductor
André Previn

Recording Supervision
Douglas Shearer

Assistant Camera
Frank V. Phillips

Script Supervisor
Don McDougall

Hair Designer
Sydney Guilaroff

Vocals
Paul Salamunovich

Dialogue Coach
Michael Sudley

Still Photographer
Ed Hubbell

Other
Joan Joseff

Technical Advisor
Paul Elbogen

Grip
Howard Bradner

Orchestrator
Robert Franklyn

Story
René Fülöp-Miller

Story
Ladislas Fodor

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