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The Gambler (1974)

R · 1974-10-02 · 1h 51m · EN
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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.

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James TobackWriterKarel ReiszDirector

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James CaanJames CaanAxel FreedPaul SorvinoPaul SorvinoHipsLauren HuttonLauren HuttonBillieMorris CarnovskyMorris CarnovskyA. R. LowenthalJacqueline BrookesJacqueline BrookesNaomi FreedBurt YoungBurt YoungCarmineCarmine CaridiCarmine CaridiJimmyVic TaybackVic TaybackOneSteven KeatsSteven KeatsHowieLondon LeeLondon LeeMonkeyM. Emmet WalshM. Emmet WalshLas Vegas gamblerJames WoodsJames WoodsBank officer

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MoneyMafiaProfessorGamblingDebt

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityMoney · Mafia · ProfessorDialogue densityDramaDirector preference284816Actor preference53330 · 90935 · 168241Country preferenceUs

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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.

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The Gambler has a runtime of 111 minutes.

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