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The Hustler

"They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler."

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.9/10
90,589 votes
94/100
Fresh
M
90/100
Metascore
TMDB
7.7/10
1,065 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

4

Wins

📋

13

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins📋 6 nominations
Won
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Art Direction, Black and White
Nominated
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
🌟

Golden Globe Awards

📋 3 nominations
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
New Star of the Year – Actor
🎭

BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win
Won
Best Film
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win📋 1 nomination
Won
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Nominated
Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$7.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$5.6M

ROI: +280%

Budget Recovery380% of budget
$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $7.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

52.8K

Daily Avg

881

7-Day Trend

+49%
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Based On

The Hustler

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City
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Story Setting

Set In
New York City

Themes & Subjects

#gambling

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Color of Money

1986

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Eugen Schüfftan

Film Editing

Dede Allen

Music / Score

Kenyon Hopkins

Production Design

Harry Horner

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Hustler

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United States of AmericaNR
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United Kingdom12
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Canada
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AustraliaPG
PlexApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India
Plex, Plex Channel
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR
United Kingdom12
AustraliaPG
Germany16
FranceTP
Brazil12
Ireland12
Netherlands6

Production

Director

Robert Rossen

Writers

Robert Rossen, Sidney Carroll, Walter Tevis

Production Companies

Rossen Films20th Century Fox

Cast

Paul Newman photo

Paul Newman

Eddie Felson

Jackie Gleason photo

Jackie Gleason

Minnesota Fats

Piper Laurie photo

Piper Laurie

Sarah Packard

George C. Scott photo

George C. Scott

Bert Gordon

Myron McCormick photo

Myron McCormick

Charlie Burns

Murray Hamilton photo

Murray Hamilton

Findley

Michael Constantine photo

Michael Constantine

Big John

Stefan Gierasch photo

Stefan Gierasch

Preacher

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Clifford A. Pellow

Turk

Jake LaMotta photo

Jake LaMotta

Bartender

No Image

Gordon B. Clarke

Cashier

No Image

Alexander Rose

Score Keeper

Tags & Keywords

new york citysuicidebased on novel or booksportsgamblingalcoholmanagerpool billiardshustlermoneyblack and whitegamedrunkpool

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