The Brothers Karamazov

The presence of Philip G. Epstein in the writing credits indicates that this film had been a project long in the works in Hollywood - Epstein had died six years before the film appeared. Director Richard Brooks had wanted to make the film in Russia, something quite impossible, of course, in the darkest days of the Cold War. MGM had insisted very firmly that the film made at their studios in Culver City, and several familiar standing sets from other MGM films appear in the movie. It was a box-office and critical failure, although it has gained in reputation somewhat over the years.

When Captain Snegiryov discusses Dmitri Karamazov's debt situation, he notes that he could not even repay 2 cents for every ruble he owes (0:33:35). The Russian ruble is divided into 100 kopecks, not cents, although the word cent can be broadly defined as the hundredth part of almost any national currency.