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The Gambler

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.

DramaCrime

Release: 1974-10-02Runtime: 111 minRating: 6.685 (124)

Cast

James Caan

James Caan

Axel

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Hips

Lauren Hutton

Lauren Hutton

Billie

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

A. R. Lowenthal

Jacqueline Brookes

Jacqueline Brookes

Naomi

Burt Young

Burt Young

Carmine

Carmine Caridi

Carmine Caridi

Jimmy

Carl W. Crudup

Carl W. Crudup

Spencer

Stuart Margolin

Stuart Margolin

Cowboy

Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

One

Crew

Robert Chartoff

Robert Chartoff

Producer

Victor J. Kemper

Victor J. Kemper

Director of Photography

Jerry Fielding

Jerry Fielding

Original Music Composer

Irwin Winkler

Irwin Winkler

Producer

James Toback

James Toback

Writer

Karel Reisz

Karel Reisz

Director

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Stunts

Robert Laden

Makeup Artist

Dennis Maitland

Sound Mixer

Cis Corman

Casting

Clips & Videos

Cinématographe 4K UHD and Blu-ray Promo Trailer

Cinématographe 4K UHD and Blu-ray Promo Trailer

The Gambler (1974) Original Trailer [FHD]

The Gambler (1974) Original Trailer [FHD]

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