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The Gambler

6.719741h 52mRMovieDramaCrime

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.

DirectorKarel Reisz
WriterJames Toback
ProducersRobert Chartoff·Irwin Winkler

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Cast · Directed by Karel Reisz

JCJames Caan
James Caan
Axel
PSPaul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino
Hips
LHLauren Hutton
Lauren Hutton
Billie
MCMorris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky
A. R. Lowenthal
JBJacqueline Brookes
Jacqueline Brookes
Naomi
BYBurt Young
Burt Young
Carmine
CCCarmine Caridi
Carmine Caridi
Jimmy
CCCarl W. Crudup
Carl W. Crudup
Spencer
SMStuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin
Cowboy
VTVic Tayback
Vic Tayback
One
AFAntonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
Pimp
WAWilliam Andrews
William Andrews
Basketball Coach

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The Gambler — streaming FAQ

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Is The Gambler on Netflix?

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The Gambler isn't available free in India; you can only rent or buy it on Amazon Video.