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| The Hustler (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert Rossen
Actors: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron Mccormick
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 1853
Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 135
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2237227D
UPC: 024543372264
EAN: 0024543372264
ASIN: B000O77SPO
Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 1961
Release Date: June 12, 2007
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Paul Newman shines as cocky poolroom hustler "Fast" Eddie Felson in Robert Rossen's atmospheric adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel. Newman's Felson is a swaggering pool shark punk who takes on the king of the poolroom, Minnesota Fats (a cool, assured Jackie Gleason in his most understated performance). After losing big and crashing into a void of self-pity, Eddie meets down-and-out Sarah (Piper Laurie in a delicate performance), an alcoholic blue blood who's dropped into Eddie's world of dingy bars and seedy poolrooms. Eddie regains his confidence and attracts the attention of a shifty, calculating promoter, Bert Gordon (George C. Scott at his most heartless), who offers to bring Eddie into the big money--but at what cost? Rossen brings his film to life with the easy pace of a pool game, giving his actors room to explore their characters and develop into a razor-sharp ensemble. Eugen Schuefftan earned an Academy Award for his shadowing black-and-white cinematography, as did art directors Harry Horner and Gene Callahan for their deceivingly simple set designs. Even in the daylight this film seems to be smothered by night, lit by the dim glow of a bar lamp or the overhead glare of a pool-table light, an appropriate environment for this tale of one man's struggle with his soul and his self-esteem. Newman returned as an older, wiser, cagier Felson 25 years later in Martin Scorsese's Color of Money. --Sean Axmaker
Product Description
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 06/12/2007 Run time: 135 minutes Rating: Nr
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 Atmospheric Early 60s November 20, 2008
Dramatic, sometimes downright melodramatic. There's something kind of James Deanish in Newman's character - naive, brash, arrogant - old school 50s tough guy. Shot in black and white, it still feels distinctly early 60s, and comes off as a modern tragedy (if not melodrama). You can feel elements of 50s drama merging with the rough-hewn existentialism of the early 60s, though it's a drama in every sense of the word - nothing twilight zone about this one, except the way characters seem to resemble Rod Serling a little bit in the way they talk. I didn't realize until the end, Paul Newman's financial banker from the underworld is played by a youthful George C Scott, who does a great job. Paul himself (as mentioned) sometimes feels a bit over the top, as does his lady love (an interesting character played by Piper Laurie), but in spite of that, the story remains interesting. If nothing else, it has a lot of atmosphere, partially due to being in black and white (the version I saw was in black and white). I tend to like movies that I've seen from this time period. There's a feeling of change in the air, an attempt at poetic realism, though with the 'cool' so thick you can cut it with a knife, it may fall short of realistic for a modern audience (of course this was 45 years ago). But on the poetic side, it doesn't fall short.
 Great movie! November 2, 2008
When Newman died I decided to buy this movie. It shows him at his prime. The Hustler is a movie about redemption in 1961 America.
The movie's pacing is different from the standard movie. This is a classic. It's fun to revisit the 50's and early 60's to see the time and values put forth by Hollywood. This is a pre-Beatle, pre-boomer movie but one that shaped boomer genaeration. Seldom do we see redeeming movies anymore. It was such an important theme back then. I guess we have forgotten our classic in now fast-paced world of grab the most stuff. This movie is a trip back to a different time. Outstanding cinematography.
Classic Newman! October 31, 2008
I purchased "The Hustler" in tribute to the passing of iconic Paul Newman. The movie represents my favorite Newman performance. The package is wonderful with an extra disc of Extras. A must-have movie for true fans of Paul Newman.
 Great dissapointment October 30, 2008
Boring tale about neurotic phonies in a neurotic phony world.
Waste of acting talents and photography.
The music in the jazz scene is described by the subtitles as "Dixieland jazz". If that is so, I am King of France.
excellent stuff October 30, 2008
An outstanding piece of American film; commentary useful to some degree altho one of the woman commentators (a daughter of a director or producer) apparently didnt watch the movie very closely, and totally misses the point of the ending when Eddie tells Burt "go ahead and have your boys break my arms..." because otherwise it's as if she never lived."
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