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The Hustler (1961)

7.9 Listal rating
8.2 IMDB rating

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An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.

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Starring (View all) :
Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Eddie Felson
Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

Minnesota Fats
Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Sarah Packard
George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Bert Gordon
Myron McCormick

Myron McCormick

Charlie Burns
Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch

Preacher
Jake LaMotta

Jake LaMotta

Bartender


Written by (View all) :
Robert Rossen

Robert Rossen

(screenplay)


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Essential classic film.

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 27 23:14
"I'm the best you ever seen, Fats. I'm the best there is. And even if you beat me, I'm still the best." The Hustler is another classic film that reminds audiences that lots of the world's greatest movies are filmed in black and white. The film is an atmospheric adaptation of a novel by Walter Tevis. At first glance the film superficially looked like a simple film about pool. That assumption is only half true. While the film does revolve around the game of pool the film is about something a lot deeper - human nature, strength of character and the negatives of gambling. The Hustler introduces us to the central character; Fast Eddie Felson (Newman). Eddie is a swaggering small-time hustler who makes his money by suckering people into a high stakes game of pool that he can easily wi...Read more

Rating : 9/10