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The Gambler
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.
Where to watch The Gambler
The Gambler is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- 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
- Antonio Fargas as Pimp
- William Andrews as Basketball Coach
Details
- Director
- Karel Reisz
- Released
- October 2, 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures and Winkler Films
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 138 votes
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