The Gambler

1h 51min

Drama

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Cast

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

A. R. Lowenthal
Burt Young

Burt Young

Carmine
William Andrews

William Andrews

Basketball Coach
James Woods

James Woods

Bank Officer
M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Las Vegas Gambler
Joseph Attles

Joseph Attles

Singer in Park
Sully Boyar

Sully Boyar

Uncle Hy
Lucille Patton

Lucille Patton

Ricky's Wife
Baron Wilson

Baron Wilson

Basketball Janitor
Frank Sivero

Frank Sivero

Donny's Driver
Frank Adonis

Frank Adonis

Man in Park with Donny
Patricia Fay

Patricia Fay

Bank Teller
Beatrice Winde

Beatrice Winde

Hospital Receptionist
Leon Pinkney

Leon Pinkney

Street Basketball Boy
Alisha Fontaine

Alisha Fontaine

Howie's Girl
Presley Caton

Presley Caton

Monkey's Girl
Mitch Stein

Mitch Stein

College Announcer
Jonathan Koshner

Jonathan Koshner

College Announcer
Charles Polk

Charles Polk

Harlem Bartender
Dick Schaap

Dick Schaap

Television Announcer
Chick Hearn

Chick Hearn

Radio Announcer
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
Jerry Leon

Jerry Leon

Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron

Student (uncredited)

Release date

2nd Oct 1974

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English