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19741h 51mREnglish

The Gambler

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

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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.

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DirectorKarel Reisz

Keywords

new york citygamblingprofessormoneymafiadebtjewish americangambling addiction

Cast

James Caan as Axel

James Caan

Axel

Paul Sorvino as Hips

Paul Sorvino

Hips

Lauren Hutton as Billie

Lauren Hutton

Billie

Morris Carnovsky as A. R. Lowenthal

Morris Carnovsky

A. R. Lowenthal

Jacqueline Brookes as Naomi

Jacqueline Brookes

Naomi

Burt Young as Carmine

Burt Young

Carmine

Carmine Caridi as Jimmy

Carmine Caridi

Jimmy

Carl W. Crudup as Spencer

Carl W. Crudup

Spencer

Stuart Margolin as Cowboy

Stuart Margolin

Cowboy

Vic Tayback as One

Vic Tayback

One