Cinema – «Film Classroom. The Hustler»
Cinema — Cinema Classroom. The Hustler in the Cinema Classroom, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Screening: 05.26.76 THE HUSTLER
United States, 1961, 135´
DIRECTION: Robert Rossen
SCREENPLAY: Robert Rossen, Sidney Carroll. Novel: Walter Tevis
PRODUCTION: Robert Rossen
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eugen Schüfftan (B&W)
EDITING: Dede Allen
MUSIC: Kenyon Hopkins
CAST: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton.
SYNOPSIS:
Eddie Felson is a young, arrogant, and amoral man who frequents pool halls with success. Determined to be proclaimed the best, he seeks out Minnesota Fats, a legendary pool champion. When he finally manages to face him, his lack of confidence causes him to fail. The love of a lonely woman might help him abandon that kind of life, but Eddie will not rest until he defeats the champion, no matter the price he has to pay.
In collaboration with the DISA Foundation and the Faculty of Philology of the ULPGC.
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