Movie Description
The Gambler
(1974)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Karel Reisz
- Producer : Irwin Winkler,Robert Chartoff
- Writer : James Toback
- Editor : Roger Spottiswoode
- Cast : James Caan,Paul Sorvino,Lauren Hutton,Morris Carnovsky,Jacqueline Brookes,Burt Young,Carmine Caridi,Vic Tayback,Steven Keats,London Lee,M. Emmet Walsh,James Woods,Carl W. Crudup,Allan Rich,Stuart Margolin,Ric Mancini,Joel Wolfe,Raymond Serra,William Andrews,Joseph Attles,Antonio Fargas,Ernest Butler,Sully Boyar,Gregory Rozakis,Starletta DuPois,Lucille Patton,Ed Kovens,Baron Wilson,Richard Foronjy,Frank Sivero,Frank Adonis,Philip Sterling,Patricia Fay,Beatrice Winde,Leon Pinkney,Alisha Fontaine,Presley Caton,Mitch Stein,Jonathan Kushner,Charles Polk,Dick Schaap,Chick Hearn,Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs,Jerry Leon,Melanie Mayron
Cast
Axel Freed
Hips
Billie
A. R. Lowenthal
Naomi Freed
Carmine
Jimmy
One
Howie
Monkey
Las Vegas gambler
Bank officer
Spencer
Bernie
Cowboy
Sal
Moe
Benny
Basketball Coach
Singer in Park
Pimp
Vernon
Uncle Hy
Joe
Monique (as Starletta De Paur)
Ricky's Wife
Ricky
Basketball Janitor
Donny
Donny's Driver
Man in Park with Donny (as Frank Scioscia)
Sidney
Bank Teller
Hospital Receptionist
Street Basketball Boy
Howie's Girl
Monkey's Girl
College Announcer
College Announcer (as Jonathan Koshner)
Harlem Bartender
Television Announcer
Radio Announcer
Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
Student (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Gambler
Status Released
Release Information
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1974-10-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 51m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures,Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Genres
- Drama
- Crime
