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The Gambler
1 hour 51 minutes1974-10-02
6.7
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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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//v3flJtQEyczxENi29yJyvnN6LVt.jpg)
James Caan
Axel Freed
![Paul Sorvino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4gDEo0wty5ixtrpV0U17PlHoFik.jpg)
Paul Sorvino
Hips
![Lauren Hutton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5gUPtCh46ho5QPd5i6K9gxmmEU4.jpg)
Lauren Hutton
Billie
![Morris Carnovsky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2I2o2LrjnY37ptKSQwOvFFG1zkL.jpg)
Morris Carnovsky
A. R. Lowenthal
![Jacqueline Brookes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hcpeoWNGIomzsQKbZIdwHxhXRAn.jpg)
Jacqueline Brookes
Naomi Freed
![Burt Young](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6QWnsSbjYog0D6hkPhg7Frty54D.jpg)
Burt Young
Carmine
![Carmine Caridi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5lmuAhZ1Trk8vDeRf64UZ1rHvV8.jpg)
Carmine Caridi
Jimmy
![Vic Tayback](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aX34tFZt5C12QrSynsgDWNJl0MG.jpg)
Vic Tayback
One
![Steven Keats](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ApJ12kisMrQdfj4IyjOBqqm5iRq.jpg)
Steven Keats
Howie
![London Lee](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
London Lee
Monkey
![M. Emmet Walsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7qhQ8VZ8cFHV5c5y1GQ9ISTxwQZ.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh
Las Vegas gambler
![James Woods](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tLH7mpH4KqkWL5VgjueTbewGsfK.jpg)
James Woods
Bank officer
![Carl W. Crudup](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//16kUMGhIEb7i0hbtkyjqkETvVMW.jpg)
Carl W. Crudup
Spencer
![Allan Rich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3dfwxm2AcwgGBlTxwl3OtQft2dS.jpg)
Allan Rich
Bernie
![Stuart Margolin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//quIAkn7C30u96sbSgsMKGrWkFyj.jpg)
Stuart Margolin
Cowboy
![Ric Mancini](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ric Mancini
Sal
![Joel Wolfe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joel Wolfe
Moe
![Raymond Serra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6OzU0RSC9t9IHje2iBKr5MkNLD4.jpg)
Raymond Serra
Benny
![William Andrews](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iGA6Ng2vq1HUxJJomQ5042YHgQj.jpg)
William Andrews
Basketball Coach
![Joseph Attles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joseph Attles
Singer in Park
![Antonio Fargas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tolJfiTpIsVfqijPZ2UroUswwyr.jpg)
Antonio Fargas
Pimp
![Ernest Butler](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ernest Butler
Vernon
![Sully Boyar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9Q0EZo6DS97A53uscRLnbd5RZwT.jpg)
Sully Boyar
Uncle Hy
![Gregory Rozakis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gregory Rozakis
Joe
![Starletta DuPois](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pRa261QaUrK03ERYG26QHYCRP0n.jpg)
Starletta DuPois
Monique (as Starletta De Paur)
![Lucille Patton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AoAs1TVyHWwi2hh06grLoK14X3X.jpg)
Lucille Patton
Ricky's Wife
![Ed Kovens](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ed Kovens
Ricky
![Baron Wilson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Baron Wilson
Basketball Janitor
![Richard Foronjy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zNerBPOQawN4PxT35WmqwFd9PMu.jpg)
Richard Foronjy
Donny
![Frank Sivero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eqvhj0iNtcsN6EJhd21Goqi1DSq.jpg)
Frank Sivero
Donny's Driver
![Frank Adonis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ewgcaacrrpFO4CzBjIUq5BUUGPS.jpg)
Frank Adonis
Man in Park with Donny (as Frank Scioscia)
![Philip Sterling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//r9i8O4VJfQRdkjPfzsVRRdMbBVH.jpg)
Philip Sterling
Sidney
![Patricia Fay](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Patricia Fay
Bank Teller
![Beatrice Winde](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m3mC8clIuki4s11cTDqcvKiLX59.jpg)
Beatrice Winde
Hospital Receptionist
![Leon Pinkney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q440nZstQCrebZDOFYBK0RoYsv.jpg)
Leon Pinkney
Street Basketball Boy
![Alisha Fontaine](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alisha Fontaine
Howie's Girl
![Presley Caton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Presley Caton
Monkey's Girl
![Mitch Stein](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mitch Stein
College Announcer
![Jonathan Kushner](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jonathan Kushner
College Announcer (as Jonathan Koshner)
![Charles Polk](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles Polk
Harlem Bartender
![Dick Schaap](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dick Schaap
Television Announcer
![Chick Hearn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rOaJWtx4jGG1YzKGCUem2viLHn6.jpg)
Chick Hearn
Radio Announcer
![Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5QtzvegS4ot4jIrPkRyzA5e2lK4.jpg)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
![Jerry Leon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//UvMAtrRWeqdQZZRpsQGoSGz9bn.jpg)
Jerry Leon
Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
![Melanie Mayron](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p2dBLbvDR0tg1JyB7S27YPJ7lNo.jpg)