People will sit down at the table with you, just so they can say they played with The Man
Blah blah blah is the feelings I get when I see comments about this being McQueen's answer to The Hustler, the Newman film is firmly ensconced in the hall of classics and rightly so, but this is a different animal that stands up on its own two feet as a great film regardless of comparisons of leading men or films they respectively delivered.
"It's a pleasure to meet someone who understands that to the true gambler, money is never an end in itself, it's simply a tool, as a language is to thought"
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The Cincinnati Kid
1965
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1h 42m
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Drama
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 7.0/10
317 reviews
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An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
"He'd take on anyone, at anything, anytime."
Top Billed Cast
Steve McQueen
Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
Edward G. Robinson
Lancey Howard
Ann-Margret
Melba Nile
Karl Malden
Shooter
Tuesday Weld
Christian Rudd
Joan Blondell
Lady Fingers
Rip Torn
William Jefferson Slade
Jack Weston
Pig
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2015-10-04