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Release Date:
15 October 1965 (USA) moreTagline:
A RAMBLING - GAMBLING MAN ... ! ! morePlot:
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Karl Malden Passes Away at the Age of 97 (From Rope Of Silicon. 1 July 2009, 5:34 PM, PDT)
Steve McQueen Tribute At Lincoln Center- Family And Colleagues Host Screenings
(From CinemaRetro. 16 May 2009, 2:58 PM, PDT)
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A slick, smart and well acted gem of a film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Steve McQueen | ... | The Cincinnati Kid | |
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Lancey Howard | |
| Ann-Margret | ... | Melba | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Shooter | |
| Tuesday Weld | ... | Christian | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Lady Fingers | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Slade | |
| Jack Weston | ... | Pig | |
| Cab Calloway | ... | Yeller | |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Hoban | |
| Theodore Marcuse | ... | Felix (as Theo Marcuse) | |
| Milton Selzer | ... | Sokal | |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Mr. Rudd | |
| Émile Genest | ... | Cajun (as Emile Genest) | |
| Ron Soble | ... | Danny |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
102 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:L | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1993) | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USAFun Stuff
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Mitzi Gaynor campaigned for the role of "Lady Fingers", but it ended up going to Joan Blondell. Rumors are abound as to why Blondell got the role, with the most common being that Gaynor and Ann-Margret did not quite get along. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the scene where the Kid is playing a card trick with Christian's father, the deck changes positions between camera angles. moreQuotes:
Slade: How the hell did you know I didn't have the king or the ace?Lancey Howard: I recollect a young man putting the same question to Eddie the Dude. "Son," Eddie told him, "all you paid was the looking price. Lessons are extra."
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I've Got You Under My Skin moreFAQ
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Eric Stoner - The Cincinnati Kid (Steve Mqcueen) is going to take on The Man - Lancy Howard (A great as usual Edward G. Robinson) in the biggest poker game you will ever see, and you better not miss it. The movie follows the few days before the big game of the Cincinatti Kid and several other characters who in one way or another could be affected by the games results: One is a sort of a shady gangster (Rip Torn) who was "butchered" by "The Man" not very long ago and will do anything to get even with him including threaten and bribe one of the dealers named Shooter (Karl Malden) who is The kid's best friend. Also in the mix is Shooter's sexy and seductive wife Melba (Ann-Margret at her most beauty) who has a few things on her mind (one of them is money of course and none of them is her poor husband) and also are trying to tempt Mcqueen's Character who is in relationships with a sweet and innocent country girl named Christian (the lovely Tuesday Weld) who wants to settle down. the film hasn't got even one boring minute thanks to the first rate cast and the interesting dialogs. The final showdown at the hotel is probably the most tense and interesting poker game ever filmed in a movie. And who can forget the last thing Lancy tells the kid: "Gets down to what it's all about, doesn't it? Making the wrong move at the right time." Recommended 10/10