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The Gambler
The Gambler
7.1
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316 Ratings

THE GAMBLER

Directed by Karel Reisz
United States, 1974
Crime, Drama

Synopsis

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. After a heavy loss betting on basketball, he relies on his mother to bail him out. Unfazed, he continues to gamble recklessly.

Synopsis

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. After a heavy loss betting on basketball, he relies on his mother to bail him out. Unfazed, he continues to gamble recklessly.