The Hustler Movie

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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
  • 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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