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Cast
James Caan (Axel Freed)Paul Sorvino (Hips)Lauren Hutton (Billie)Morris Carnovsky (A.R. Lowenthal)Jacqueline Brookes (Naomi Freed)Burt Young (Carmine)Carmine Caridi (Jimmy)Vic Tayback (One)Steven Keats (Howie)London Lee (Monkey)M. Emmet Walsh (Las Vegas Gambler)James Woods (Bank Officer)Carl W. Crudup (Spencer)Allan Rich (Bernie)Stuart Margolin (Cowboy)Ric Mancini (Sal)Joel Wolfe (Moe)Raymond Serra (Benny)
Director
Karel Reisz
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Synopsis
Axel Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all of his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother, and finally some bad guys that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.
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