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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
James Toback (writer)
Release Date:
October 1974 (USA) more
Tagline:
For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.
Plot:
Alex Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all his money, he borrows from his girlfriend... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
'Tyson' Director James Toback: Grilled
(From The Wrap. 16 August 2009, 2:21 PM, PDT)
SFIFF52 Day 10: James Toback and "Tyson"
(From JustPressPlay. 3 May 2009, 9:06 PM, PDT)
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Gritty and Sophisticated more (29 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Runtime:
111 min | Finland:106 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Australia:M
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Quotes:
Axel Freed: I'm not going to lose it. I'm going to gamble it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Ties: The Gambler (#2.23)" (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 1 more
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James Caan plays a gambler. Not just a gambler for money; a gambler with life itself. The film does a good job explaining the motivation and complexity of this character. Although I expected the movie to be about casino gambling, and dealing with loan sharks, it was much more than that. The film even explores the main character's relationship with his family, his wife, and even his job. There are some dated production values, but the pacing and tension is good, and Caan's character is highly sympathetic, because you understand the protagonist's plight is not man vs man, but man vs himself. You care what happens to him, and the film slowly reveals his thinking. Lauren Hutton and Paul Sorvino also star.