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The Gambler

1974•1h 52m•★ 6.7•Released

DramaCrime

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

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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.

Movie details

Release date: 1974
Runtime: 1h 52m
Genres: Drama, Crime
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Country: United States of America
Director: Karel Reisz
Production: Paramount Pictures, Winkler Films

Cast

Portrait of James Caan

James Caan

Axel

Portrait of Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

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Lauren Hutton

Billie

Portrait of Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

A. R. Lowenthal

Portrait of Jacqueline Brookes

Jacqueline Brookes

Naomi

Portrait of Burt Young

Burt Young

Carmine

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