The Hustler

E121945

The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film about an ambitious pool hustler, starring Paul Newman and widely regarded as a classic of sports and character-driven cinema.

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The Hustler canonical 10
Sarah Packard in The Hustler 1
The Hustler (1961 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film
film
sports film
AcademyAwardNomination Best Actor (Paul Newman)
Best Actress (Piper Laurie)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Director
Best Film Editing
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor (George C. Scott)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: Best Supporting Actor (Jackie Gleason)
AcademyAwardNominations 9
AcademyAwardWin Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
authorOfSourceWork Walter Tevis
basedOn The Hustler self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Hustler (novel)
character Bert Gordon
Eddie Felson
Minnesota Fats
Sarah Packard
cinematographyBy Eugen Schüfftan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation widely regarded as a classic American film
widely regarded as a classic character study
widely regarded as a classic sports film
director Robert Rossen
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
surface form: Twentieth Century-Fox
editedBy Dede Allen
followedBy The Color of Money
genre drama
sports
hasSequel The Color of Money
leadActor Paul Newman
musicBy Kenyon Hopkins
narrativeFocus pool hustler Eddie Felson’s attempt to prove himself
notableFor character-driven storytelling
realistic depiction of professional pool
originalLanguage English
portrays competitive pool hustling culture in the United States
producer Robert Rossen
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
surface form: Twentieth Century-Fox
releaseDate 1961-09-25
releaseYear 1961
runningTime 134 minutes
screenwriter Robert Rossen
Sidney Carroll
setInLocation New York City
setInPeriod 1950s
starring George C. Scott
Jackie Gleason
Murray Hamilton
Myron McCormick
Paul Newman
Piper Laurie
subject ambition
gambling
pool
self-destruction

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Murray Hamilton notableWork The Hustler
George C. Scott notableWork The Hustler
The Hustler basedOn The Hustler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Hustler (novel)
The Color of Money isSequelTo The Hustler
this entity surface form: The Hustler (1961 film)
Paul Newman knownFor The Hustler
Jackie Gleason notableWork The Hustler
Dede Allen notableWork The Hustler
Dede Allen workedOn The Hustler
Piper Laurie notableWork The Hustler
Piper Laurie role The Hustler
this entity surface form: Sarah Packard in The Hustler
Robert Rossen notableWork The Hustler
Robert Rossen directed The Hustler
Robert Rossen wrote The Hustler