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 |
| Writing | Cort Casady | Story |
| Production | Terence A. Donnelly | Producer |
| Production | John Marias | Producer |
| Production | Ken Kragen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Larry Cansler | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jerrold L. Ludwig | Editor |
| Art | Allen E. Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Peg Cummings | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jim Byrnes | Producer |
| Writing | Jim Byrnes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jim Byrnes | Story |
| Art | Richard Sawyer | Art Direction |
| Production | John Marias | Associate Producer |
| Production | Pam Polifroni | Casting |
| Production | Terence A. Donnelly | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | John Marias | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Armando M. Huerta | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Frederic J. Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | M. Todd Henry | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | David S. Cass Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Judy Rosenthal | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Larry Gilhooly | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jamie Anderson | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Pete G. Papanickolas | Key Grip |
| Sound | Kenneth Isley | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Art | Edward J. McDonald | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ernie Sawyers | Property Master |
| Art | Don Hulett | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lon Bentley | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gae Clark Butler | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas S. Dawson | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathleen McGregor | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | J. Benjamin Chulay | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | John Kline | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gordon L. Day | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Norman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Carlin | Music Editor |
| Editing | Susanne Gervay | Negative Cutter |
| Crew | Alan Collis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Roger Hartman | Animal Wrangler |
| Production | Karen 'Sarge' Sargent | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Sherry Pringle | Location Manager |
| Production | Ralph M. Leo | Production Office Coordinator |
| Production | Chip Fowler | Production Office Coordinator |