The Hustler
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hustler canonical | 10 |
| Sarah Packard in The Hustler | 1 |
| The Hustler (1961 film) | 1 |
| The Hustler (novel) | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardNomination |
Best Actor (Paul Newman)
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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)
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| AcademyAwardNominations | 9 ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardWin |
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
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Best Cinematography, Black-and-White ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Walter Tevis ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Hustler
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Hustler (novel)
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| character |
Bert Gordon
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Eddie Felson ⓘ Minnesota Fats ⓘ Sarah Packard ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Eugen Schüfftan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation |
widely regarded as a classic American film
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widely regarded as a classic character study ⓘ widely regarded as a classic sports film ⓘ |
| director | Robert Rossen ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
20th Century Fox
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surface form:
Twentieth Century-Fox
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| editedBy | Dede Allen ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Color of Money ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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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
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realistic depiction of professional pool ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | competitive pool hustling culture in the United States ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Rossen ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
20th Century Fox
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surface form:
Twentieth Century-Fox
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| releaseDate | 1961-09-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 134 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Robert Rossen
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Sidney Carroll ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
George C. Scott
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Jackie Gleason ⓘ Murray Hamilton ⓘ Myron McCormick ⓘ Paul Newman ⓘ Piper Laurie ⓘ |
| subject |
ambition
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gambling ⓘ pool ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Hustler (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Hustler (1961 film)
this entity surface form:
Sarah Packard in The Hustler