TMDb Rating
6.7/10
121 verified votes
The Gambler (1974)
DramaCrime
111 min
"For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000."
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaCrimeKarel ReiszJames CaanPaul Sorvino1974
Director
Karel Reisz
Top Cast
James CaanPaul SorvinoLauren HuttonMorris CarnovskyJacqueline Brookes
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