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The Gambler
Running Time: 109 min.
MPAA Rating: R
Produced By: / Paramount

Summary:
James Toback made his screenwriting debut with this taut drama, loosely adapted from the story by Dostoevsky. Axel Freed (James Caan) is an intelligent and well-respected professor of literature at a noted New York university, who uses great writing ... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: James Caan (Alex Freed) Paul Sorvino (Hips) Lauren Hutton (Billie) Morris Carnovsky (A.R. Lowenthal) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Screenwriter James Toback's adaptation of the classic Dostoevsky novella, directed by Karel Reisz, is excellent on the details of the life of a compulsive gambler, but never gets far beneath the surface and trails off disappointingly. Toback, who has ... Continue >>

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