Directed by:
Karel ReiszScreenplay:
James TobackCinematography:
Victor J. KemperComposer:
Jerry FieldingCast:
James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Jacqueline Brookes, Morris Carnovsky, Burt Young, Steven Keats, Vic Tayback, M. Emmet Walsh, James Woods (more)VOD (1)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Caan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/092/166092803_b43acb.png)
James Caan
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Paul Sorvino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/511/166511891_44c814.jpg)
Paul Sorvino
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
![Lauren Hutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/813/162813759_fffd58.jpg)
Lauren Hutton
USA
Best movies:
A Wedding (1978)
The Gambler (1974)
54 (1998)
![Jacqueline Brookes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/087/190/87190015_dfbe29.jpg)
Jacqueline Brookes
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
The Gambler (1974)
Sea of Love (1989)
![Morris Carnovsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120167_98a0d3.jpg)
Morris Carnovsky
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Gun Crazy (1950)
![Burt Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/173/168173215_iz9whj.jpg)
Burt Young
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rocky (1976)
Chinatown (1974)
![Steven Keats](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386818_e74816.jpg)
Steven Keats
USA
Best movies:
The Gumball Rally (1976)
Death Wish (1974)
The Gambler (1974)
![Vic Tayback](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455772_7d22a6.jpg)
Vic Tayback
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Bullitt (1968)
![M. Emmet Walsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/762/168762141_d07mx8.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Serpico (1973)
![James Woods](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267831_5c09b8.jpg)
James Woods
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
![Stuart Margolin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678503_a1595f.jpg)
Stuart Margolin
USA
Best movies:
Days of Heaven (1978)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Death Wish (1974)
![Raymond Serra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/358/161358517_1ed263.png)
Raymond Serra
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
Marathon Man (1976)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
![Antonio Fargas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280527_e0f84d.jpg)
Antonio Fargas
USA
Best movies:
The Gambler (1974)
Florida Straits (1987) (TV movie)
Conrack (1974)
Alisha Fontaine
Best movies:
The Gambler (1974)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
![Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/734/161734081_2888a2.jpg)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Death Wish (1974)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV movie)
![Allan Rich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/442/159442637_126fde.jpg)
Allan Rich
USA
![Richard Foronjy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299006_59997b.jpg)
Richard Foronjy
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Serpico (1973)
Sully Boyar
USA
Best movies:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
In the Soup (1992)
![Philip Sterling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/877/160877614_6f132f.jpg)
Philip Sterling
USA
Best movies:
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
The Gambler (1974)
Me, Natalie (1969)
![Carmine Caridi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/331/161331279_cd5afa.jpg)
Carmine Caridi
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)