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Director:
Writer:
Paul Mayersberg (written by)
Release Date:
21 April 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
Life's a Gamble more
Plot:
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
Awards:
1 nomination
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(15 articles)
Clive Owen: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 4 November 2009, 12:49 PM, PST)
Mill Valley Film Festival '09: Honorary Guests and Must-Sees
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(From The Hollywood Interview. 4 November 2009, 12:49 PM, PST)
Mill Valley Film Festival '09: Honorary Guests and Must-Sees
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Also Known As:
Der Croupier (Germany)
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Runtime:
94 min | Poland:91 min
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Finland:K-11 |
Argentina:13 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Ireland:15 |
Poland:15 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:Unrated
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Disqualified from the Academy Awards after being shown on Dutch television.
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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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Jack: A good customer is a consistent looser... but is that what he meant?
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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.