The Gambler
Karel Reisz1974-10-02
For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.
6.711
111 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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James Caan | Axel Freed | Unowned |
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Paul Sorvino | Hips | Unowned |
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Lauren Hutton | Billie | Unowned |
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Morris Carnovsky | A. R. Lowenthal | Unowned |
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Jacqueline Brookes | Naomi Freed | Unowned |
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Burt Young | Carmine | Unowned |
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Carmine Caridi | Jimmy | Unowned |
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Vic Tayback | One | Unowned |
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Steven Keats | Howie | Unowned |
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London Lee | Monkey | Unowned |
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M. Emmet Walsh | Las Vegas gambler | Unowned |
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James Woods | Bank officer | Unowned |
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Carl W. Crudup | Spencer | Unowned |
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Allan Rich | Bernie | Unowned |
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Stuart Margolin | Cowboy | Unowned |
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Ric Mancini | Sal | Unowned |
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Joel Wolfe | Moe | Unowned |
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Raymond Serra | Benny | Unowned |
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William Andrews | Basketball Coach | Unowned |
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Joseph Attles | Singer in Park | Unowned |
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Antonio Fargas | Pimp | Unowned |
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Ernest Butler | Vernon | Unowned |
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Sully Boyar | Uncle Hy | Unowned |
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Gregory Rozakis | Joe | Unowned |
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Starletta DuPois | Monique (as Starletta De Paur) | Unowned |
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Lucille Patton | Ricky's Wife | Unowned |
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Ed Kovens | Ricky | Unowned |
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Baron Wilson | Basketball Janitor | Unowned |
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Richard Foronjy | Donny | Unowned |
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Frank Sivero | Donny's Driver | Unowned |
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Frank Adonis | Man in Park with Donny (as Frank Scioscia) | Unowned |
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Philip Sterling | Sidney | Unowned |
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Patricia Fay | Bank Teller | Unowned |
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Beatrice Winde | Hospital Receptionist | Unowned |
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Leon Pinkney | Street Basketball Boy | Unowned |
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Alisha Fontaine | Howie's Girl | Unowned |
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Presley Caton | Monkey's Girl | Unowned |
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Mitch Stein | College Announcer | Unowned |
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Jonathan Kushner | College Announcer (as Jonathan Koshner) | Unowned |
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Charles Polk | Harlem Bartender | Unowned |
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Dick Schaap | Television Announcer | Unowned |
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Chick Hearn | Radio Announcer | Unowned |
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Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Street Basketball Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jerry Leon | Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Melanie Mayron | Student (uncredited) | Unowned |