The Gambler
- Released on
- Runtime
- 111 mins
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg
- John Goodman
- Brie Larson
- Michael Kenneth Williams
- George Kennedy
- Jessica Lange
- Richard Schiff
- Andre Braugher
- Emory Cohen
- Domenick Lombardozzi
- Anthony Kelley
- Alvin Ing
- Da'Vone McDonald
- Griffin Cleveland
- Omar Leyva
- Steve Park
- Chil Kong
- Amin Joseph
- Cjon Saulsberry
- Teebone Mitchell
- Lauren Weedman
- Leland Orser
- Jasmond Carroll
- Ria Wilkinson
- Chanon Finley
- Jacob Bertrand
- Simon Rhee
- Natalija Ugrina
- Brooklynne James
- Erika Jordan
Director
- Rupert Wyatt
Producers
- David Winkler
- Mark Wahlberg
- Irwin Winkler
- Robert Chartoff
- Stephen Levinson
Screenwriter
- William Monahan
