The Gambler
1974 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.7
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.
Based on The Gambler
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-10-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (128 votes)
Themes
- new york city
- gambling
- professor
- money
- mafia
- debt
- jewish american
- gambling addiction
Cast & crew
James Caan
as Axel
Paul Sorvino
as Hips
Lauren Hutton
as Billie
Morris Carnovsky
as A. R. Lowenthal
Jacqueline Brookes
as Naomi
Burt Young
as Carmine
Carmine Caridi
as Jimmy
Carl W. Crudup
as Spencer
Stuart Margolin
as Cowboy
Vic Tayback
as One
Directed by Karel Reisz