The Gambler (1980)
Kenny Rogers stars comme Brady Hawkes, en tant que joueur titulaire, se lance dans un voyage pour rencontrer un fils qu'il n'a jamais connu après que ce dernier lui envoie une lettre. Sur le chemin, Brady rencontre Billy Montana (Bruce Boxleitner) et les deux deviennent amis. Billy (en essayant d'aider Brady dans sa quête) croit se sentir comme un joueur de poker professionnel lui-même. Bien que Billy fait des erreurs le long du chemin (certains d'entre eux comprennent: essayer de trouver un moyen de tricher ou faire parler lisse), Brady assure qu'il reste sur un bon comportement lors d'un trajet en train de Yuma, CA. La prostituée aide duo Jennie Reed (Lee Purcell) qui a du mal avec un baron de train. A la fin, le beau-père du fils de Brady (Clu Gulager) est confronté.
Directeur:
Dick Lowry
écrivain:
Jim Byrnes
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Kenny Rogers as Brady Hawkes |
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Christine Belford as Eliza |
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Bruce Boxleitner as Billy Montana |
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Harold Gould as Arthur Stobridge |
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Clu Gulager as Rufe Bennett |
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Lance LeGault as Doc Palmer |
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Lee Purcell as Jennie Reed |
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Ronnie Scribner as Jeremiah |
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Noble Willingham as Conductor |
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Bruce M. Fischer as Tabor |
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Borah Silver as Botkin |
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Lew Brown as Johnson |
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Lee Paul as George |
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Robert Lussier as Crown |
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Edward Walsh as Charlie Rose |
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Marianne Gordon as Dallas |
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Cathy Worthington as Lilly |
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Charles Knapp as Shuster |
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Ed Bakey as Eli |
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David S. Cass Sr. as Winters |
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Neil Summers as Polo |
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Earl W. Smith as Brinsley (uncredited) |
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Jerry Wills as Rufe's Henchman |
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Earl W. Smith as Brinsley |
| Directing | Dick Lowry | Director |
| Art | Peg Cummings | Set Decoration |
| Production | Terence A. Donnelly | Producer |
| Art | Allen E. Smith | Art Direction |
| Writing | Cort Casady | Story |
| Production | Ken Kragen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Larry Cansler | Original Music Composer |
| Production | John Marias | Producer |
| Editing | Jerrold L. Ludwig | Editor |
| Camera | Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jim Byrnes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jim Byrnes | Story |
| Production | Jim Byrnes | Producer |
| Art | Richard Sawyer | Art Direction |
| Directing | Judy Rosenthal | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lon Bentley | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Armando M. Huerta | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Frederic J. Smith | Camera Operator |
| Art | Don Hulett | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Tom Carlin | Music Editor |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Sound | John Kline | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Norman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Susanne Gervay | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Kenneth Isley | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Edward J. McDonald | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas S. Dawson | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathleen McGregor | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Jamie Anderson | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gae Clark Butler | Hairstylist |
| Sound | David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Pam Polifroni | Casting |
| Production | Terence A. Donnelly | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | David S. Cass Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | J. Benjamin Chulay | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Pete G. Papanickolas | Key Grip |
| Directing | John Marias | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Larry Gilhooly | Gaffer |
| Sound | Gordon L. Day | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | John Marias | Associate Producer |
| Camera | M. Todd Henry | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Ernie Sawyers | Property Master |
| Crew | Roger Hartman | Animal Wrangler |
| Production | Ralph M. Leo | Production Office Coordinator |
| Production | Chip Fowler | Production Office Coordinator |
| Production | Sherry Pringle | Location Manager |
| Crew | Alan Collis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Karen 'Sarge' Sargent | Production Coordinator |