The gambler (BluRay) [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures ; Chartoff/Winkler Productions, Closest to the Hole Productions & Leverage Entertainment ; directed by Rupert Wyatt ; written by William Monahan ; produced by Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, David Winkler.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 59168237000 | ParamountLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, Portuguese, French, English Publisher: [Los Angeles, California] : Paramount, [2015?]Edition: 2014 film version ; widescreen ; closed-captioned ; described edDescription: 1 videodisc (110 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Container of (expression): Gambler (Motion picture : 2014). French.
  • Container of (expression): Gambler (Motion picture : 2014). Spanish.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 23
Production credits:
  • Editor, Pete Beaudreau ; music, Jon Brion, Theo Green ; cinematography, Greig Fraser.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, George Kennedy, Griffin Cleveland, Omar Leyva.Summary: Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest in Bennett's future.
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Remake of the 1974 film of the same name directed by Karel Reisz and written by James Toback.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

Some copies originally issued as part of a Blu-ray / DVD combo set.

Editor, Pete Beaudreau ; music, Jon Brion, Theo Green ; cinematography, Greig Fraser.

Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, George Kennedy, Griffin Cleveland, Omar Leyva.

Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest in Bennett's future.

CHV Rating: 14A for mature theme, coarse language.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16x9); 5.1 Dolby Digital.

English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish, Portuguese, French or English subtitles. English audio description. Closed-captioned.

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