An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom pool halls gets a real chance at fame when he faces the legendary Minnesota Fats in a personal competition.
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm monochrome digital optical mixed Dolby NTSC video file DVD video region 1
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OFRB rating: PG
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At head of title Paul Newman in Robert Rossen's The hustler Paul Newman in Robert Rossen's The hustler and Jackie Gleason as "Minnesota Fats" Robert Rossen's The hustler
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Based on the novel by Walter S. Tevis Home use only. Public performance rights NOT included Originally released as a motion picture in 1961 Special features: Three all-new featurettes "Life in the fast lane: Fast Eddie Felson and the search for greatness," "Milestones in cinema history: The hustler," "Swimming with sharks: the art of the hustle;" audio commentary by Paul Newman, film historian Jeff Young, film critic Richard Schickel; trick shot analysis of five scenes; "How to make the shot" featuring five scenes; two additional featurettes, photo gallery Title from container Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Jackie Gleason, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1, letterbox) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC English (Dolby stereo., Dolby mono.), dubbed French (Dolby mono.) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned AFI Top 10 of 10; Sports, no. 6
