Review of The Brothers Karamazov (1958) by Steve S — 13 Jul 2010

William Shatner as a young idealistic novice monk..... Need I say more?

This review of The Brothers Karamazov (1958) was written by Steve S on 13 Jul 2010.

The Brothers Karamazov has generally received positive reviews.

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This film does the book good justice. A good effort to get 1000 pages into and hour and a half…

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A travesty of the greatest novel ever written…

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