The Gambler (1974)

The Gambler (1974)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1974-10-02 United States of America 111 Min. PG-13
6.7 116 votes
Drama, Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

James Caan is Axel
Axel
Lauren Hutton is Billie
Billie
Morris Carnovsky is A. R. Lowenthal
A. R. Lowenthal
Burt Young is Carmine
Carmine
Carl W. Crudup is Spencer
Spencer
William Andrews is Basketball Coach
Basketball Coach
Steven Keats is Howie
Howie
James Woods is Bank Officer
Bank Officer
London Lee is Monkey
Monkey
M. Emmet Walsh is Las Vegas Gambler
Las Vegas Gambler
Allan Rich is Bernie
Bernie
Joseph Attles is Singer in Park
Singer in Park
Ernest Butler is Vernon
Vernon
Sully Boyar is Uncle Hy
Uncle Hy
Lucille Patton is Ricky's Wife
Ricky's Wife
Ed Kovens is Ricky
Ricky
Baron Wilson is Basketball Janitor
Basketball Janitor
Frank Sivero is Donny's Driver
Donny's Driver
Frank Adonis is Man in Park with Donny
Man in Park with Donny
Patricia Fay is Bank Teller
Bank Teller
Beatrice Winde is Hospital Receptionist
Hospital Receptionist
Leon Pinkney is Street Basketball Boy
Street Basketball Boy
Alisha Fontaine is Howie's Girl
Howie's Girl
Presley Caton is Monkey's Girl
Monkey's Girl
Mitch Stein is College Announcer
College Announcer
Jonathan Koshner is College Announcer
College Announcer
Charles Polk is Harlem Bartender
Harlem Bartender
Dick Schaap is Television Announcer
Television Announcer
Chick Hearn is Radio Announcer
Radio Announcer
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
Jerry Leon is Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
Melanie Mayron is Student (uncredited)
Student (uncredited)