The Gambler
“For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.”
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.
Genres
Drama, Crime
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
Where to Watch
Cast
Axel
James Caan
Axel
Hips
Paul Sorvino
Hips
Billie
Lauren Hutton
Billie
A. R. Lowenthal
Morris Carnovsky
A. R. Lowenthal
Naomi
Jacqueline Brookes
Naomi
Carmine
Burt Young
Carmine
Jimmy
Carmine Caridi
Jimmy
Spencer
Carl W. Crudup
Spencer
Cowboy
Stuart Margolin
Cowboy
One
Vic Tayback
One
Pimp
Antonio Fargas
Pimp
Basketball Coach
William Andrews
Basketball Coach
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