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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 72% of the 1,110 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic65/100
136 audience votes
Key crew
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
- Karel ReiszDirector
- James TobackWriter
Cast
- James CaanAxel
- Paul SorvinoHips
- Lauren HuttonBillie
- Morris CarnovskyA. R. Lowenthal
- Jacqueline BrookesNaomi
- Burt YoungCarmine
- Carmine CaridiJimmy
- Carl W. CrudupSpencer
- Stuart MargolinCowboy
- Vic TaybackOne
- Antonio FargasPimp
- William AndrewsBasketball Coach
Stills
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1974
The Gambler is #37 of 58
