The Gambler (1974)

  • R
  • 10/02/1974 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 51m

For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.

Overview

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.

James Toback

Writer

Karel Reisz

Director

Cast

James Caan's headshot

James Caan

Axel
Paul Sorvino's headshot

Paul Sorvino

Hips
Lauren Hutton's headshot

Lauren Hutton

Billie
Morris Carnovsky's headshot

Morris Carnovsky

A. R. Lowenthal
Jacqueline Brookes's headshot

Jacqueline Brookes

Naomi
Burt Young's headshot

Burt Young

Carmine
Carmine Caridi's headshot

Carmine Caridi

Jimmy
Carl W. Crudup's headshot

Carl W. Crudup

Spencer

Recommendations

The Hudsucker Proxy cover

The Hudsucker Proxy
The End of Summer cover

The End of Summer
Meek's Cutoff cover

Meek's Cutoff
Brian's Song cover

Brian's Song
Fingers cover

Fingers
Mañas y patrañas de gente extraña cover

Mañas y patrañas de gente extraña
Genuine Risk cover

Genuine Risk
Lion cover

Lion