The Hustler isn't what he used to be. But he has the next best thing. A kid who is.
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
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Cast
- Paul NewmanEddie Felson
- Tom CruiseVincent Lauria
- Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioCarmen
- Helen ShaverJanelle
- John TurturroJulian
- Bill CobbsOrvis
- Forest WhitakerAmos
- Keith McCreadyGrady Seasons
- Elizabeth BraccoDiane at Bar
- Vito D'AmbrosioLou in Child World
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- Martin ScorseseDirector
- Richard PriceScreenplay
- Walter TevisNovel
- Michael BallhausDirector of Photography
- Robbie RobertsonOriginal Music Composer
- Thelma SchoonmakerEditor
- Irving AxelradProducer
- Barbara De FinaProducer
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