The Gambler
★ 6.7·1974·1h 52min·Crime and Drama
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.
- Director
- Karel Reisz
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Oct 2, 1974)
Where to watch
- Buy or rent
Cast
40 people
James CaanAxel
Paul SorvinoHips
Lauren HuttonBillie
Morris CarnovskyA. R. Lowenthal
Jacqueline BrookesNaomi
Burt YoungCarmine
Carmine CaridiJimmy
Carl W. CrudupSpencer
Stuart MargolinCowboy
Vic TaybackOne
Antonio FargasPimp
William AndrewsBasketball Coach
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Steven KeatsHowie
Starletta DuPoisMonique
James WoodsBank Officer- LLLondon LeeMonkey
M. Emmet WalshLas Vegas Gambler
Allan RichBernie- RMRic ManciniSal
- JWJoel WolfeMoe
Raymond SerraBenny- JAJoseph AttlesSinger in Park
- EBErnest ButlerVernon
Sully BoyarUncle Hy- GRGregory RozakisJoe
Lucille PattonRicky's Wife- EKEd KovensRicky
- BWBaron WilsonBasketball Janitor
Richard ForonjyDonny
Frank SiveroDonny's Driver
Frank AdonisMan in Park with Donny
Philip SterlingSidney- PFPatricia FayBank Teller
Beatrice WindeHospital Receptionist
Leon PinkneyStreet Basketball Boy- AFAlisha FontaineHowie's Girl
- PCPresley CatonMonkey's Girl
- MSMitch SteinCollege Announcer
- JKJonathan KoshnerCollege Announcer
- CPCharles PolkHarlem Bartender
