The Hustler

About The Hustler

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

Robert Rossen's The Hustler is a 1961 romance film. Released in September 1961, it runs 134 minutes.

Its themes are money, gambling, alcohol, and game. It is adapted from a novel.

Paul Newman takes the lead as Eddie Felson, Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats, Piper Laurie as Sarah Packard, and George C. Scott as Bert Gordon. The screenplay is by Robert Rossen and Sidney Carroll. It streams on FlixFling and IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel in the United States.

Casino, Uncut Gems, and Raging Bull make useful companions to The Hustler, all filed under new york city. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 1,126 votes and it carries a NR rating.