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The Hustler (1961)
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Paul Newman shines as cocky poolroom hustler "Fast" Eddie Felson in Robert Rossen's atmospheric adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel. Newman's Felson is a swaggering pool shark punk who takes on the king of the poolroom, Minnesota Fats (a cool, assured Jackie Gleason in his most understated performance). After losing big and crashing into a void of self-pity, Eddie meets down-and-out Sarah (Piper Laurie in a delicate performance), an alcoholic blue blood who's dropped into Eddie's world of dingy bars and seedy poolrooms. Eddie regains his confidence and attracts the attention of a shifty, calculating promoter, Bert Gordon (George C. Scott at...
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This film by Robert Rossen (All the King's Men ) won a couple of minor Oscars along with a dozen other wins out of a couple of dozen award nominations.
It had a star-studded cast including Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke) as Fast Eddie Felson, Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats, Piper Laurie (Carrie), and George C. Scott...
(complete The Hustler review by B Movie Ben)
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(4/28/2007)