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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.

Release: 1974-10-02
Runtime: 111 min
Rating: 6.7 / 10
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
Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
Pimp
William Andrews
William Andrews
Basketball Coach
Steven Keats
Steven Keats
Howie
Starletta DuPois
Starletta DuPois
Monique
James Woods
James Woods
Bank Officer
No Image
London Lee
Monkey
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
Las Vegas Gambler
Allan Rich
Allan Rich
Bernie