The Hustler
1961 · TMDB 7.7
Directed by Robert Rossen
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.
Why it matters
Robert Rossen's film is the source text: Newman's Eddie Felson against Jackie Gleason's Minnesota Fats in a marathon that is less a game than a duel of temperaments. The black-and-white photography makes the table a stage and the smoke a curtain.
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Released
- 1961-09-25
- Studio
- Rossen Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.7
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