Drama
USA,
1974, 111 min
Regie:
Karel ReiszScenario:
James TobackCamera:
Victor J. KemperMuziek:
Jerry FieldingActeurs:
James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Jacqueline Brookes, Morris Carnovsky, Burt Young, Steven Keats, Vic Tayback, M. Emmet Walsh, James Woods (meer)Streaming (2)
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THE GAMBLER, directed by Karel Reisz, stars James Caan in a difficult role as Alex Freed, a compulsive gambler with many inner demons, who is completely out of control. He can't resist a bad bet because that's where the "juice" is. While his irrational rationalizations--largely influenced by Dostoyevsky, whose novel, THE GAMBLER, he teaches to his students at City College--might seem like a lot of existential hot air, they are well dramatized, making his descent downward believable even as his actions become increasingly frenetic. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Prijzen
- winnaar
- nominatie
Golden Globes
- 1975 - James Caan (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)