The Gambler
“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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Cast
45 people
James Caan
Axel
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
Paul Sorvino
Hips
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GoodFellas
Godfather of Harlem
Lauren Hutton
Billie
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Morris Carnovsky
A. R. Lowenthal
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Jacqueline Brookes
Naomi
Known for
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Burt Young
Carmine
Known for
Rocky
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Carmine Caridi
Jimmy
Known for
The Money Pit
Prince of the City
Carl W. Crudup
Spencer
Known for
A Man on the Inside
The Cycle
Stuart Margolin
Cowboy
Known for
Death Wish
Days of Heaven
Vic Tayback
One
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Alice
Antonio Fargas
Pimp
Known for
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William Andrews
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Known for
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Karel Reisz Director · James Toback Writer Jerry Fielding Composer
United States release October 2, 1974 · Produced in United States · Production Winkler Films
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Winkler Films
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · October 2, 1974
Theatrical
United States · October 2, 1974
Theatrical
Denmark
February 17, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
June 13, 1975 · Theatrical · Paramount
Ireland
October 24, 1975 · Theatrical
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