The Hustler
“They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler.”
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
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2 films
Cast
37 people
Paul Newman
Eddie Felson
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Jackie Gleason
Minnesota Fats
Known for
Smokey and the Bandit II
The Honeymooners
Piper Laurie
Sarah Packard
Known for
Twin Peaks
Carrie
George C. Scott
Bert Gordon
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Patton
Myron McCormick
Charlie Burns
Known for
No Time for Sergeants
Murray Hamilton
Findley
Known for
Jaws
The Graduate
Michael Constantine
Big John
Known for
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Thinner
Stefan Gierasch
Preacher
Known for
Carrie
High Plains Drifter
Clifford A. Pellow
Turk
Known for
Magnum Force
Blue Thunder
Jake LaMotta
Bartender
Also in
Maniac Cop
Resurrecting the Champ
Gordon B. Clarke
Cashier
Also in
The Three Musketeers
Bells of San Fernando
Alexander Rose
Score Keeper
Also in
Who's Got the Action?
The Correction Unit
Robert Rossen Director · Sidney Carroll Screenplay Walter Tevis Author
Worldwide gross $7.6M · Budget $2M · United States release September 25, 1961
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,600,000
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
Rossen Films
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 24, 1961
Premiere · Asheville, North Carolina
United States · September 25, 1961
Theatrical
Argentina
March 29, 1962 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
April 20, 1962 · Theatrical
Australia
February 15, 1962 · Theatrical
February 1, 1984 · Physical
Austria
July 27, 1962 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 12, 2007 · Physical · VHS / DVD
Canada
June 4, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
February 1, 1962 · Theatrical
Finland
February 16, 1962 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 1962 · Theatrical
April 21, 1982 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
December 4, 1961 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
October 15, 2003 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
July 24, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Ireland
September 25, 1961 · Theatrical
Italy
October 25, 1961 · Theatrical
Japan
June 10, 1962 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 1, 1962 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 9, 2007 · Physical · DVD
June 2, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Spain
September 9, 1963 · Theatrical
August 9, 1988 · TV
Sweden
January 28, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 6, 1961 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 17, 1962 · Theatrical
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