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Croupier
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Overview

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7.2/10   8,351 votes
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Writer:
Paul Mayersberg (written by)
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Release Date:
21 April 2000 (USA) more
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Life's a Gamble more
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An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel. full summary | add synopsis
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(15 articles)
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Black Jack more (129 total)

Cast

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Clive Owen ... Jack Manfred
Nick Reding ... Giles Cremorne
Nicholas Ball ... Jack Snr.
Alexander Morton ... David Reynolds
Barnaby Kay ... Car Dealer
Gina McKee ... Marion Nell
John Radcliffe ... Barber
Sheila Whitfield ... Manicurist
David Hamilton ... Casino Supervisor
Carol Davis ... Table Supervisor
Eddie Osei ... West Indian Punter
Doremy Vernon ... Woman I
Claudine Carter ... Woman II
Ursula Alberts ... Madame Claude
Neville Phillips ... White Haired Man
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der Croupier (Germany)
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Runtime:
94 min | Poland:91 min
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Disqualified from the Academy Awards after being shown on Dutch television. more
Quotes:
David Reynolds: He's a good customer.
Jack: A good customer is a consistent looser... but is that what he meant?
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How does it end?
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23 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Black Jack, 19 May 2004
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Author: paul2001sw-1 (paul2001sw@yahoo.co.uk) from Saffron Walden, UK

Mike Hodges' film 'Croupier' tells the stark story of Jack Manfred, a writer who sells his soul to work in a casino. As might be expected from the director of 'Get Carter', the acting is deadpan throughout, and the plot is likewise understated: the point is less what happens than the fact that Jack can deal with it. Yet this (short) film is oddly compelling: although we actually get only a brief insight into the workings of the casino, there's something very addictive about the way it is presented, the film has the smack of authenticity and one watches transfixed, as if one was being shown it all for real. Also effectively communicated is the mixture of alienation and exhilaration that comes to possess and drive an increasingly dehumanised Jack. 'Croupier' is not the best film ever made, but it never oversells itself and holds one's attention throughout. A highly effective and distinctive thriller.

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