The Hustler (1961)

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Overview:

A 1961 adaptation of a novel, The Hustler follows Eddie Felson, known as "Fast Eddie" and played by Paul Newman, as he travels around the country cheating pool players out of easy money. He soon finds his "white whale" of pool hustling in Minnesota Fats, played by Jackie Gleason, and Eddie's real hustling begins. Directed and written by Robert Rossen, with writing help from Sidney Carroll, the film revived pool playing in the US and garnered a lot of critical success.