
The Gambler (1974)
“For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.”
1h 51m·1974
IMDb7.1/10RT83%Metacritic65TMDB6.7/10
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.
Director: Karel Reisz
Where to Watch · US
Top Cast

James Caan
Axel

Paul Sorvino
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Lauren Hutton
Billie

Morris Carnovsky
A. R. Lowenthal

Jacqueline Brookes
Naomi















