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The Gambler

The Gambler1974

★6.7112 minDramaCrime

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Stars

James Caan Paul Sorvino Lauren Hutton

Cast45

James Caan
as Axel
Paul Sorvino
as Hips
Lauren Hutton
as Billie
Morris Carnovsky
as A. R. Lowenthal
Jacqueline Brookes
as Naomi
Burt Young
as Carmine
Carmine Caridi
as Jimmy
Carl W. Crudup
as Spencer
Stuart Margolin
as Cowboy
Vic Tayback
as One
Antonio Fargas
as Pimp
William Andrews
as Basketball Coach
Steven Keats
as Howie
Starletta DuPois
as Monique
James Woods
as Bank Officer
L
London Lee
as Monkey
M. Emmet Walsh
as Las Vegas Gambler
Allan Rich
as Bernie
R
Ric Mancini
as Sal
J
Joel Wolfe
as Moe
Raymond Serra
as Benny
J
Joseph Attles
as Singer in Park
E
Ernest Butler
as Vernon
Sully Boyar
as Uncle Hy
G
Gregory Rozakis
as Joe
Lucille Patton
as Ricky's Wife
E
Ed Kovens
as Ricky
B
Baron Wilson
as Basketball Janitor
Richard Foronjy
as Donny
Frank Sivero
as Donny's Driver
Frank Adonis
as Man in Park with Donny
Philip Sterling
as Sidney
P
Patricia Fay
as Bank Teller
Beatrice Winde
as Hospital Receptionist
Leon Pinkney
as Street Basketball Boy
A
Alisha Fontaine
as Howie's Girl
P
Presley Caton
as Monkey's Girl
M
Mitch Stein
as College Announcer
J
Jonathan Koshner
as College Announcer
C
Charles Polk
as Harlem Bartender
D
Dick Schaap
as Television Announcer
Chick Hearn
as Radio Announcer
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
as Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
Jerry Leon
as Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
Melanie Mayron
as Student (uncredited)

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