

02/10/1974
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

James Caan
as Axel

Paul Sorvino
as Hips

Lauren Hutton
as Billie

Morris Carnovsky
as A. R. Lowenthal

Jacqueline Brookes
as Naomi

Burt Young
as Carmine

Carmine Caridi
as Jimmy

Carl W. Crudup
as Spencer

Stuart Margolin
as Cowboy

Vic Tayback
as One

Antonio Fargas
as Pimp

William Andrews
as Basketball Coach

Steven Keats
as Howie

Starletta DuPois
as Monique

James Woods
as Bank Officer

London Lee
as Monkey

M. Emmet Walsh
as Las Vegas Gambler

Allan Rich
as Bernie

Ric Mancini
as Sal

Joel Wolfe
as Moe

Raymond Serra
as Benny

Joseph Attles
as Singer in Park

Ernest Butler
as Vernon

Sully Boyar
as Uncle Hy

Gregory Rozakis
as Joe

Lucille Patton
as Ricky's Wife

Ed Kovens
as Ricky

Baron Wilson
as Basketball Janitor

Richard Foronjy
as Donny

Frank Sivero
as Donny's Driver

Frank Adonis
as Man in Park with Donny

Philip Sterling
as Sidney

Patricia Fay
as Bank Teller

Beatrice Winde
as Hospital Receptionist

Leon Pinkney
as Street Basketball Boy

Alisha Fontaine
as Howie's Girl

Presley Caton
as Monkey's Girl

Mitch Stein
as College Announcer

Jonathan Koshner
as College Announcer

Charles Polk
as Harlem Bartender

Dick Schaap
as Television Announcer

Chick Hearn
as Radio Announcer

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
as Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)

Jerry Leon
as Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)

Melanie Mayron
as Student (uncredited)
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