The Gambler
For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.
1974 | 111m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Karel Reisz |
|---|---|
| Writer: | James Toback |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 02, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Karel Reisz |
| Writer: | James Toback |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | gambling, professor, mafia, money, debt |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Chartoff-Winkler Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![The Gambler (1974) Original Trailer [FHD]](/extra_thumbs/veTaDgOd48Y.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Caan | Axel Freed |
| Paul Sorvino | Hips |
| Lauren Hutton | Billie |
| Morris Carnovsky | A. R. Lowenthal |
| Jacqueline Brookes | Naomi Freed |
| Burt Young | Carmine |
| Carmine Caridi | Jimmy |
| Vic Tayback | One |
| Steven Keats | Howie |
| London Lee | Monkey |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Las Vegas gambler |
| James Woods | Bank officer |
| Carl W. Crudup | Spencer |
| Allan Rich | Bernie |
| Stuart Margolin | Cowboy |
| Ric Mancini | Sal |
| Joel Wolfe | Moe |
| Raymond Serra | Benny |
| William Andrews | Basketball Coach |
| Joseph Attles | Singer in Park |
| Antonio Fargas | Pimp |
| Ernest Butler | Vernon |
| Sully Boyar | Uncle Hy |
| Gregory Rozakis | Joe |
| Starletta DuPois | Monique (as Starletta De Paur) |
| Lucille Patton | Ricky's Wife |
| Ed Kovens | Ricky |
| Baron Wilson | Basketball Janitor |
| Richard Foronjy | Donny |
| Frank Sivero | Donny's Driver |
| Frank Adonis | Man in Park with Donny (as Frank Scioscia) |
| Philip Sterling | Sidney |
| Patricia Fay | Bank Teller |
| Beatrice Winde | Hospital Receptionist |
| Leon Pinkney | Street Basketball Boy |
| Alisha Fontaine | Howie's Girl |
| Presley Caton | Monkey's Girl |
| Mitch Stein | College Announcer |
| Jonathan Kushner | College Announcer (as Jonathan Koshner) |
| Charles Polk | Harlem Bartender |
| Dick Schaap | Television Announcer |
| Chick Hearn | Radio Announcer |
| Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Street Basketball Boy (uncredited) |
| Jerry Leon | Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Melanie Mayron | Student (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Cis Corman | Casting |
| Dennis Maitland | Sound Mixer |
| Philip Rosenberg | Production Design |
| Jerry Fielding | Original Music Composer |
| Edward Stewart | Set Decoration |
| Robert Laden | Makeup Artist |
| Doug E. Turner | Sound Recordist |
| Derek Holding | Dialogue Editor |
| Hal W. Polaire | Production Manager |
| William A. Farley | Hairdresser |
| Karel Reisz | Director |
| James Toback | Writer |
| Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| Roger Spottiswoode | Editor |
| Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Terry Rawlings | Sound Editor |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Irwin Winkler | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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Jun 23, 2021