The Great Sinner

“A great star for every role in a great drama”

Fedja (Gregory Peck) is a young writer who wants to understand what drives people to ruin themselves at the gaming table, and he sets out to learn it firsthand. Robert Siodmak puts him in the orbit of Pauline Ostrovsky (Ava Gardner), whose family is tied to the roulette wheel, and General Ostrovsky (Walter Huston). Each bet Fedja places puts more than his savings on the table.