The Gambler

The Gambler

111 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 2, 1974

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.

The Gambler

111 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 2, 1974

The Gambler
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Paramount
Original title The Gambler
Directors Karel Reisz
Writers James Toback

Cast

James Caan

as Axel Freed

Paul Sorvino

as Hips

Lauren Hutton

as Billie

Morris Carnovsky

as A. R. Lowenthal

Jacqueline Brookes

as Naomi Freed

Burt Young

as Carmine

Carmine Caridi

as Jimmy

Vic Tayback

as One

Steven Keats

as Howie

London Lee

as Monkey

M. Emmet Walsh

as Las Vegas gambler

James Woods

as Bank officer

Carl W. Crudup

as Spencer

Allan Rich

as Bernie

Stuart Margolin

as Cowboy

Ric Mancini

as Sal

Joel Wolfe

as Moe

Raymond Serra

as Benny

William Andrews

as Basketball Coach

Joseph Attles

as Singer in Park

Antonio Fargas

as Pimp

Ernest Butler

as Vernon

Sully Boyar

as Uncle Hy

Starletta DuPois

as Monique (as Starletta De Paur)

Lucille Patton

as Ricky's Wife

Ed Kovens

as Ricky

Baron Wilson

as Basketball Janitor

Richard Foronjy

as Donny

Frank Sivero

as Donny's Driver

Frank Adonis

as Man in Park with Donny (as Frank Scioscia)

Philip Sterling

as Sidney

Patricia Fay

as Bank Teller

Beatrice Winde

as Hospital Receptionist

Leon Pinkney

as Street Basketball Boy

Alisha Fontaine

as Howie's Girl

Presley Caton

as Monkey's Girl

Mitch Stein

as College Announcer

Jonathan Kushner

as College Announcer (as Jonathan Koshner)

Charles Polk

as Harlem Bartender

Dick Schaap

as Television Announcer

Chick Hearn

as Radio Announcer

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

as Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)

Jerry Leon

as Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)

Melanie Mayron

as Student (uncredited)