The Hustler
“They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler.”
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Genres
Drama, Romance
Studio
Rossen Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Hustler performed
Budget
$2.0M
Worldwide Gross
$7.6M
Gross Profit
$5.6M
Return
3.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Eddie Felson
Paul Newman
Eddie Felson
Minnesota Fats
Jackie Gleason
Minnesota Fats
Sarah Packard
Piper Laurie
Sarah Packard
Bert Gordon
George C. Scott
Bert Gordon
Charlie Burns
Myron McCormick
Charlie Burns
Findley
Murray Hamilton
Findley
Big John
Michael Constantine
Big John
Preacher
Stefan Gierasch
Preacher
Turk
Clifford A. Pellow
Turk
Bartender
Jake LaMotta
Bartender
Cashier
Gordon B. Clarke
Cashier
Score Keeper
Alexander Rose
Score Keeper
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