The read
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
168 audience votes
Key crew
- Sydney PollackDirector
- David RayfielScreenplay
- Judith RascoeScreenplay
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert RedfordJack Weil
- Lena OlinBobby Duran
- Alan ArkinJoe Volpi
- Tomas MilianMenocal
- Daniel DavisMarion Chigwell
- Tony PlanaJulio Ramos
- Betsy BrantleyDiane
- Lise CutterPatty
- Richard FarnsworthProfessor
- Mark RydellMeyer Lansky
- Vasek SimekWilly
- Fred AsparagusBaby Hernandez
Stills
Themes
cubacuban revolutiongamblerhavana, cuba1950s