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- Director: Robert Rossen
- Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott, Piper Laurie
- Released: September 25, 1961
- Budget: $2 million USD
- Filmed in New York City
- Nominated for nine Academy Awards
- Won Oscars for Best Art/Set Direction and Best Cinematography for a black-and-white film
- Laurie, Gleason and Scott were all nominated for their supporting roles
- Scott refused his nomination, but would later win for his leading role in Patton
- Adaptation of the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis
- Widely considered to have rekindled an international interest in pool
- Boxer Jake LaMotta, portrayed by Robert DiNiro two decades later in Raging Bull, has a cameo as a bartender
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The 1961 drama The Hustler stars Paul Newman as "Fast" Eddie Felson, a talented but troubled pool hustler who challenges the legendary "Minnesota Fats" (Jackie Gleason) to an all-night, high-stakes match. Felson takes unnecessary chances and finally loses; the film follows his struggle to get himself in position for a rematch.
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The Hustler Movie Questions
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TONITE LIVE AT THE LEXX CATCH ME OUT SIDE WIT ALL YA MOVIE AN MUSIC NEEDS I'MMA HUSTLER MAN
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RT @JTversion1: Lmfaoo the hustler came in here "iGot them Dvds 2 for $5, iGot that new 50 movie" <-- wtf 50 movie ?
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Lmfaoo the hustler came in here "iGot them Dvds 2 for $5, iGot that new 50 movie"
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Film Trivia! Was the movie "The Hustler" released in 1961, 1963 or 1969?
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@joerogandotnet haha u should be proud... Although i liked the movie... And sarah palin's tits are nice according to hustler
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