The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film)
The Brothers Karamazov is a 1957 film made by MGM, based on Fyodor Dostoevskys novel The Brothers Karamazov. It was directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay was by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Richard Brooks. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. The brothers are played by Yul Brynner, Richard Basehart and William Shatner in his film debut.
Carroll Baker was meant to play the female lead but Warner Bros put her on suspension after she refused to play Diana Barrymore and would not loan her out. Maria Schell stepped in instead.According to MGM records the film made 2,390,000 in the US and Canada and 3,050,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of 441,000. ........
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