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The Gambler(Movie, 1974)

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| 1h 51min | Genres: Drama, Crime
The GamblerRating: 3.5/5 (with 3838 votes)
The Gambler is a 1974 American crime drama film written by James Toback and directed by Karel Reisz. It stars James Caan, Paul Sorvino, and Lauren Hutton. Caan's performance was widely lauded and was nominated for a Golden Globe. ()
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About The Gambler

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Fyodor Dostoyevsky ("The Gambler")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/02/1974
Director: Karel Reisz
Screenwriter: James Toback
Film Editor: Roger Spottiswoode
Director of Photography: Victor J. Kemper
Composer: Jerry Fielding
Costume designer: Albert Wolsky
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Jogador"
"Spieler ohne Skrupel"
"40.000 dollari per non morire"

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