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The Hustler

  • Film
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Time Out says

Newman is Fast Eddie, doing his best to convince the world that he can take on Minnesota Fats (Gleason) at pool and walk away with the world title. As always with Walter Tevis (the author of the original book), it takes defeat, and a longish dark night of the soul with Laurie, a drunken, lame waif of a woman, before he can summon the self-respect to return to battle. Rossen allows much space to the essentially concentrated, enclosed scenes of the film, and so it rests solidly on its performances. A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance. CPea.
Written by CPea

Release Details

  • Rated:15
  • Duration:135 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Robert Rossen
  • Screenwriter:Robert Rossen, Sidney Carroll
  • Cast:
    • Paul Newman
    • Jackie Gleason
    • George C Scott
    • Piper Laurie
    • Myron McCormick
    • Murray Hamilton
    • Michael Constantine
    • Jake La Motta
    • Vincent Gardenia
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