Movie
The Hustler
1961NR2h 14m7.7 / 10
They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler.
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Hustler
Cast
Paul NewmanEddie Felson
Jackie GleasonMinnesota Fats
Piper LaurieSarah Packard
George C. ScottBert Gordon
Myron McCormickCharlie Burns
Murray HamiltonFindley
Michael ConstantineBig John
Stefan GieraschPreacherCredits
- Directed by
- Robert Rossen
- Written by
- Robert Rossen, Sidney Carroll, Walter Tevis
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Hustler Collection
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $7.6M
Production
- Rossen Films
20th Century FoxUnited States
Themes
alcoholbased on novel or bookblack and whitedrunkgamblinggamehustlermanager
