The Gambler
1974 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
Alex Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother and finally some bad guys that chase his. Despite of all this he cannot stop gambling. And he owes a lot.
Direction Karel Reisz
Cast James Caan · Paul Sorvino · Lauren Hutton · Morris Carnovsky · Jacqueline Brookes · Burt Young · Vic Tayback · M. Emmet Walsh · James Woods · Carmine Caridi · Steven Keats · Carl W. Crudup · Stuart Margolin · Allan Rich · Ric Mancini · Sully Boyar · Antonio Fargas · William Andrews · Richard Forojny · Raymond Serra · Starletta DuPois · Gregory Rozakis · Chick Hearn · Frank Adonis · Beatrice Winde · Alisha Fontaine · Frank Sivero · Philip Sterling · Presley Caton
Soundtrack Jerry Fielding
Screenplay James Toback
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper
Original title The Gambler
6.6
361 votes (FilmAffinity)
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