The Hustler
They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler.
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- Drama
- Romance
Overview
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Keywords
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- money
- game
- suicide
- black and white
- hustler
- alcohol
- gambling
- sports
- drunk
- manager
- pool
- pool billiards
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 25, 1961
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- 20th Century Fox,Rossen Films
- Cast
- Paul Newman,Jackie Gleason,Piper Laurie,George C. Scott,Myron McCormick,Murray Hamilton,Michael Constantine,Stefan Gierasch,Clifford A. Pellow,Jake LaMottaand 27 more
- Director
- Robert Rossen
- Producer
- Robert Rossen
- Cinematography
- Eugen Schüfftan
- Music
- Kenyon Hopkins
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Revenue
- $7,600,000
- IMDb
- tt0054997