The Gambler

The Gambler (1974)

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

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.

Date of release
1974-10-02
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (138)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Karel Reisz

Casting

  • James Caan — Axel
  • Paul Sorvino — Hips
  • Lauren Hutton — Billie
  • Morris Carnovsky — A. R. Lowenthal
  • Jacqueline Brookes — Naomi
  • Burt Young — Carmine
  • Carmine Caridi — Jimmy
  • Carl W. Crudup — Spencer
  • Stuart Margolin — Cowboy
  • Vic Tayback — One
  • Antonio Fargas — Pimp
  • William Andrews — Basketball Coach

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