The Gambler (1974)
For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.
Starring James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton
Directed by Karel Reisz
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.
Runtime: 111 min.
Rating: 6.7
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Crime,Drama
Keywords: gambling,professor,mafia,money,debt
Cast
Axel Freed
Hips
Billie
A. R. Lowenthal
Naomi Freed
Carmine
Jimmy
One
Howie
Monkey
Las Vegas gambler
Bank officer
Spencer
Bernie
Cowboy
Sal
Moe
Benny
Basketball Coach
Singer in Park
Pimp
Vernon
Uncle Hy
Joe
Monique (as Starletta De Paur)
Ricky's Wife
Ricky
Basketball Janitor
Donny
Donny's Driver
Man in Park with Donny (as Frank Scioscia)
Sidney
Bank Teller
Hospital Receptionist
Street Basketball Boy
Howie's Girl
Monkey's Girl
College Announcer
College Announcer (as Jonathan Koshner)
Harlem Bartender
Television Announcer
Radio Announcer
Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
Student (uncredited)