| Description |
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Collector's edition ; 30 |
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Collector's edition (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.) ; 30.
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| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital stereo, Dolby digital mono.; anamorphic widescreen presentation, 2.35:1 aspect ratio. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Walter S. Tevis. |
| Cast |
Paul Newman (Eddie Felson), Piper Laurie (Sarah Packard), George C. Scott (Bert Gordon), Jackie Gleason (Minnesota Fats), Myron McCormick (Charlie Burns), Murray Hamilton (Findley), Michael Constantine (Big John), Stefan Gierasch (Preacher), Cliff Pellow (Turk), Jake LaMotta (Bartender), Gordon B. Clarke (Cashier), Alexander Rose (Score keeper), Carolyn Coates (Waitress), Carl York (Young hustler), Vincent Gardenia (Bartender). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Eugene Shuftan ; film editor, Dede Allen ; music by Kenyon Hopkins ; production designer, Harry Horner ; technical advisor, Willie Mosconi ; costume designer, Ruth Morley. |
| Event |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1961. |
| Audience |
No MPAA rating; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. |
| Summary |
New York. Ames Billiards, with high ceilings and air of hushed concentration, is a church of pool. "Fast" Eddie Felson enters as an innocent con man and leaves with a taste of what the world can do, that talent alone will only get him so far, and that a man's search for "character," that hard-to-define quality that is simultaneously elusive and essential, could last a lifetime. Having come to take on pool legend Minnesota Fats, Eddie is soundly beaten because he doesn't know how to control his impulses. He finds comfort with down-and-out Sarah, a lonely part-time student with a drinking problem, and plans a comeback. Eddie makes a deal with Bert Gordon, a big-time gambler, to act as his manager and stake horse. Under Gordon's tutelage, Eddie learns hard lessons fast. In his rematch with Fats, Eddie wins a bittersweet victory, but can he regain his self-respect? |
| Contents |
Disc one. Feature film: East money -- Main titles -- Church of the good hustler -- Minnesota Fats -- Straight pool -- $1000 a game -- The 25th hour -- The game's over -- Waiting for a bus -- Sarah -- $1.50 a night -- Eddie and Sarah -- Small time Charlie -- A contract of depravity -- The born loser -- Maybe you're a hustler -- Broken -- A winner -- The new manager -- The idea of love -- The train to Louisville -- A hustler's convention -- Live and let live -- Mr. Findley -- The party -- Billiards -- Underneath the masks -- The payoff -- Perverted, twisted, crippled -- One last game -- The price is too high -- End titles; (1961) (135 min.); Commentary by Paul Newman, Carol Rossen, Dede Allen, Stefan Gierasch, Ulu Grosbard, Richard Schickel, and Jeff Young [optional audio feature]; Trick shot analysis [interactive featurette(s)] (14 min.). |
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Disc two. Special features: Life in the fast lane: Fast Eddie Felson and the search for greatness (12 min.); Milestones in cinema history: "The Hustler" (28 min.); Swimming with sharks: The art of the hustle (10 min.); "The Hustler:" The inside story (25 min.); Paul Newman: Hollywood's cool hand (44 min.); How to make the shot (3 min.); The films of Paul Newman [previews] (17 min.); Theatrical trailers (7 min.); Still gallery [slide show]. |
| Awards |
Winner, 1962 Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White--Harry Horner, Gene Callahan; Best Cinematography, Black-and-White--Eugen Schüfftan; 1962 BAFTA Film Awards for Best Film from any Source; Best Foreign Actor--Paul Newman. |
| Language |
In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Pool (Game) -- Drama.
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Billiards -- Drama.
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Gambling -- Drama.
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Gamblers -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Sports films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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American fiction -- Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Subject |
Pool (Game) -- United States -- Drama.
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Billiard parlors -- United States -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Drama.
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Gambling -- United States -- Drama.
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United States -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Carroll, Sidney. Screenwriter.
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Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966. Screenwriter. Director. Producer.
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Newman, Paul, 1925-2008. Actor.
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Laurie, Piper, 1932-2023. Actor.
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Scott, George C., 1927-1999. Actor.
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Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987. Actor.
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McCormick, Myron. Actor.
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Hamilton, Murray. Actor.
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Constantine, Michael. Actor.
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Gierasch, Stefan, 1926-2014. Actor.
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Pellow, Clifford A., 1928- Actor.
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LaMotta, Jake. Actor.
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Gardenia, Vincent. Actor.
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Tevis, Walter S.
Hustler.
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Rossen Films.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Note |
Title on disc label and container: Robert Rossen's the Hustler |
| Standard No. |
024543372264 51 |
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024543499978 50 |
| Music No. |
2237227 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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