The Gambler

The Gambler

Drama · 1974 · 1h 52m

Movie

6.7/10 · TMDB

For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.

Overview

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

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Cast & crew

James CaanAxel
Paul SorvinoHips
Lauren HuttonBillie
Morris CarnovskyA. R. Lowenthal
Jacqueline BrookesNaomi
Burt YoungCarmine
Carmine CaridiJimmy
Carl W. CrudupSpencer
Stuart MargolinCowboy
Vic TaybackOne
Antonio FargasPimp
William AndrewsBasketball Coach
Steven KeatsHowie
Starletta DuPoisMonique
James WoodsBank Officer

Information

Release date
2 October 1974
Director
Karel Reisz
Genres
Drama, Crime
Runtime
1h 52m
Country of origin
United States

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