Lo spaccone (1961)
Eddie è un giocatore di biliardo giovane e ambizioso. Riesce a sfidare il grande Minnesota Fats, ma perde. È necessario un lungo e poco onorevole tirocinio nel giro delle scommesse prima di poter rinnovare la sfida. Questa scelta però lo porta a trascurare i sentimenti di Sara. Dopo avere finalmente battuto "il migliore", Eddie prende coscienza di quanto sia caduto in basso per raggiungere il suo scopo.
Direttore:
Robert Rossen
Scrittori:
Robert Rossen, Sidney Carroll.
Paul Newman Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson |
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Jackie Gleason Minnesota Fats |
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Piper Laurie Sarah Packard |
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George C. Scott Bert Gordon |
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Myron McCormick Charlie Burns |
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Murray Hamilton Findley |
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Michael Constantine Big John |
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Stefan Gierasch Preacher |
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Jake LaMotta Bartender |
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Vincent Gardenia Bartender |
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Gordon B. Clarke Cashier |
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Clifford A. Pellow Turk |
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Alexander Rose Score Keeper |
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Carolyn Coates Waitress |
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Carl York Young Hustler |
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Willie Mosconi Willie |
Camera | Eugen Schüfftan | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
Art | Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
Sound | Kenyon Hopkins | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Kenyon Hopkins | Music |
Editing | Dede Allen | Editor |
Directing | Charles H. Maguire | Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Jim Shields | Sound Designer |
Sound | Jim Shields | Sound |
Writing | Robert Rossen | Screenplay |
Directing | Robert Rossen | Director |
Production | Robert Rossen | Producer |
Writing | Sidney Carroll | Screenplay |
Writing | Walter Tevis | Novel |
Art | Harry Horner | Production Design |
Art | Gene Callahan | Set Decoration |
Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound Designer |
Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound |
Crew | Herbert Holcombe | Stunts |
Camera | Saul Midwall | Camera Operator |
Camera | Muky | Still Photographer |
Sound | Angelo Ross | Music Editor |
Camera | Martin Nallan | Grip |
Camera | William Cronjager | Assistant Camera |
Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
Sound | Edward Beyer | Sound Editor |
Directing | Marguerite James | Script Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Donoene McKay | Hairstylist |
Crew | Willie Mosconi | Technical Advisor |
Lighting | David Golden | Electrician |
Editing | Dick Stone | Assistant Editor |
Production | John Graham | Production Manager |