{"product_id":"gambler-the-us-import-limited-edition-slipcase-4k-uhd-blu-ray-combo","title":"Gambler, The (US Import Limited Edition Slipcase 4K UHD\/BLU-RAY Combo)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IeSlOfF7FEQ?si=Cx7DYJk-N9tPAMoL\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York City professor Axel Freed (James Caan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e) is in crippling debt due to gambling addiction. He owes over forty thousand dollars to his bookie Hips (Paul Sorvino,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/em\u003e), who has mob connections and threatens violence against Axel if he doesn’t pay his debts. Managing to borrow enough money from his mother to pay what he owes, Axel flees town with his girlfriend Billie (Lauren Hutton,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Gigolo\u003c\/em\u003e) for Las Vegas, which thrusts him back into the world of gambling, resulting in an anxiety-inducing spiral of unpaid debts, violence and despair. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe American debut for Czech born, British filmmaker Karel Reisz (\u003cem\u003eSaturday Night, Sunday Morning\u003c\/em\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gambler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a now iconic entry in the pantheon of crime cinema of the 1970s. Featuring a manic, career defining, performance from James Caan accompanied by stunning on location photography from cinematographer Victor J. Kemper (\u003cem\u003eDog Day Afternoon\u003c\/em\u003e), production design by Philip Rosenberg (\u003cem\u003eAll That Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e), and palpably tense editing work from future filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode (\u003cem\u003eUnder Fire\u003c\/em\u003e), Reisz’s film is one of the great American films of the New Hollywood era. Cinématographe is proud to present\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gambler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein a new 4K restoration for its world UHD debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edirected by: Karel Reisz\u003cbr\u003estarring: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Burt Young, Antonio Fargas, Morris Carnovsky\u003cbr\u003e1974 \/ 111 min \/ 1.85:1 \/ English DTS-HD MA 1.0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional info:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary by film critic Glenn Kenny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival audio commentary by film critic Matthew Asprey Gear, recorded in 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDownward Spiral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- a new video interview with film programmer Eric Hynes, founder of The Caan Film Festival at Museum of the Moving Image \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Gambler vs. The Gambler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- a new video essay from film historian Samm Deighan comparing the 1974 original and 2014 remake of The Gambler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAfter the Game\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- an archival video essay from film historian Chris O'Neill, recorded in 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOn The Morning After: Composing The Gambler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- an archival interview about Jerry Fielding’s score with film music historian Jon Burlingame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJames Caan on Charlie Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- a full, 26 minute, interview between actor James Caan and journalist Charlie Rose, recorded in 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKarel Reisz on Karel Reisz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- a two hour long audio interview with the filmmaker, recorded in 1991, provided by The British History Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet with new text essays by film critics Aisha Harris, Jordan Hoffman, Adam Nayman and Scott Tobias\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish SDH subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cinématographe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44900493099208,"sku":"CIN-029 CASE","price":79.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/gambler4kslip1.webp?v=1768267317","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/gambler-the-us-import-limited-edition-slipcase-4k-uhd-blu-ray-combo","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}