The Gambler
1974 · 1h 52m · Crime, Drama · United States of America · Rated R (US)
For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.
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.
Directed by
Karel ReiszWritten by
James Toback6.5Smart score
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