Free Screening: The Hustler
Paul Newman's career-defining turn as Fast 'Eddie' Felson, a man on the make, determined to break into the high stakes world of professional pool ‘hustling’.
About Free Screening: The Hustler
The Hustler (1971)
This classic Hollywood sports drama inspired Martin Scorsese’s mid-1980s sequel The Colour of Money (1986). It stars Paul Newman in one of his most memorable roles as “Fast” Eddie Felson, a man on the make, determined to break into the high stakes world of professional pool ‘hustling’.
Based on a novel by Walter Tevis, who has had quite a renaissance thanks to the recent Netflix success of the chess miniseries Queen’s Gambit, Robert Rossen’s powerful and hard-hitting pool hall drama pretty much reconfigured the look and shape of Hollywood’s sports dramas. Featuring an incredible supporting cast of Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott and Murray Hamilton, the film also has a small cameo role for the ‘Raging Bull’ himself, Jake LaMotta. Despite being 60 years old it still stands the testament of time as one of the landmark films of its genre.
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