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The Hustler (1961)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:39
Rotten:17
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason give iconic performances in this dark, morally complex tale of redemption.
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An arrogant and amoral hustler haunts pool rooms to get a crack at bringing down Minnesota Fats. When he starts to have real feelings for a woman, he's faced with a dilemma. See THE COLOR OF MONEY,... An arrogant and amoral hustler haunts pool rooms to get a crack at bringing down Minnesota Fats. When he starts to have real feelings for a woman, he's faced with a dilemma. See THE COLOR OF MONEY, an excellent sequel made 25 years later, for which Newman won Best Actor. Academy Award Nominations: 9, including Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor, Paul Newman; Best Adapted Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott
Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Stefan Gierasch, Jake LaMotta
Director: Robert Rossen
Director: Robert Rossen
Screenwriter: Sidney Carroll, Robert Rossen
Producer: Robert Rossen
Composer: Kenyon Hopkins
Reviews for The Hustler
a quintessential character study that mixes psychology and social realism to create something that, in 1961, was distinctly modern
The film rarely leaves the shadowy world of smoky poolroom caves - it seems to be lit by the spill of overhead pool-table lights and bar lamps...
The digital cut is awesome as well with little print damage and most of it cleaned up to make a beautiful version that is a must buy if you haven't already added it to your collection.
Fox Home Video treats this movie like the classic it truly is with two excellent DVD packages.
If painter Edward Hopper made a movie, it would have looked like this: scene after scene of stylized loneliness. Nighthawks hustling pool, love, and moments of recovery.
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