The Gambler
You Got To Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold Em...
1980 | 94m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Dick Lowry |
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| Writer: | Cort Casady, Jim Byrnes |
| Staring: |
| This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 08, 1980 |
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| Director: | Dick Lowry |
| Writer: | Cort Casady, Jim Byrnes |
| Genres: | Western, TV Movie |
| Keywords | train, based on song, poem or rhyme, gambler, father son relationship |
| Production Companies | Ken Kragen Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers | Brady Hawkes |
| Christine Belford | Eliza |
| Bruce Boxleitner | Billy Montana |
| Harold Gould | Arthur Stobridge |
| Clu Gulager | Rufe Bennett |
| Lance LeGault | Doc Palmer |
| Lee Purcell | Jennie Reed |
| Ronnie Scribner | Jeremiah |
| Noble Willingham | Conductor |
| Bruce M. Fischer | Tabor |
| Borah Silver | Botkin |
| Lew Brown | Johnson |
| Lee Paul | George |
| Robert Lussier | Crown |
| Edward Walsh | Charlie Rose |
| Marianne Gordon | Dallas |
| Cathy Worthington | Lilly |
| Charles Knapp | Shuster |
| Ed Bakey | Eli |
| David S. Cass Sr. | Winters |
| Neil Summers | Polo |
| Earl W. Smith | Brinsley (uncredited) |
| Jerry Wills | Rufe's Henchman |
| Earl W. Smith | Brinsley |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dick Lowry | Director |
| Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| David S. Cass Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Pete G. Papanickolas | Key Grip |
| Cort Casady | Story |
| Larry Cansler | Original Music Composer |
| Allen E. Smith | Art Direction |
| Jim Byrnes | Screenplay, Story |
| Terence A. Donnelly | Unit Production Manager |
| Armando M. Huerta | Second Assistant Director |
| M. Todd Henry | First Assistant Camera |
| Judy Rosenthal | Script Supervisor |
| Jamie Anderson | First Assistant Camera |
| Kenneth Isley | Sound Mixer |
| Edward J. McDonald | Set Decoration |
| Don Hulett | Assistant Property Master |
| Gae Clark Butler | Hairstylist |
| Kathleen McGregor | Costume Assistant |
| John Kline | Sound Editor |
| John Norman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom Carlin | Music Editor |
| Alan Collis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Karen 'Sarge' Sargent | Production Coordinator |
| Ralph M. Leo | Production Office Coordinator |
| Jerrold L. Ludwig | Editor |
| Peg Cummings | Set Decoration |
| Pam Polifroni | Casting |
| John Marias | First Assistant Director |
| Frederic J. Smith | Camera Operator |
| Larry Gilhooly | Gaffer |
| Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Ernie Sawyers | Property Master |
| Lon Bentley | Makeup Artist |
| Tom Dawson | Costumer |
| J. Benjamin Chulay | Assistant Editor |
| Gordon L. Day | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Susanne Gervay | Negative Cutter |
| Roger Hartman | Animal Wrangler |
| Sherry Pringle | Location Manager |
| Chip Fowler | Production Office Coordinator |
| Richard Sawyer | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Marias | Producer |
| Terence A. Donnelly | Producer |
| Ken Kragen | Executive Producer |
| Jim Byrnes | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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