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Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, Myron McCormick, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Vincent Gardenia, Charles Dierkop (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Eddie Felson ist ein zynischer und leidenschaftlicher Billardspieler, der in den Billardhallen der Großstadt unerfahrenen Spielern das Geld abjagt. Doch seine Gedanken kreisen nur um ein Ziel er will endliche den Landesmeister Minnesota Fats, besiegen. Ein Match gegen den Profi endete für Eddie einst in einer Katastrophe. Mit Hilfe der Alkoholikerin Sarah Piper Laurie und dem Manager Bert Gordon George C. Scott will Eddie noch einmal den Kampf gegen Minnesota aufnehmen, ganz gleich welchen Preis er dafür bezahlen muss... (Verleiher-Text)
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Good drama, but it seemed to me primarily good, not exceptional. Paul Newman is great here, as well as Scott and Laurie, neither of them can do it any other way, but it's really only in that dark interpretation that hovers over a person, which makes it a good movie. A person is their own big problem, but we all somehow know that.
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It's been quite a few years since I've seen this beautiful black and white film, but it has left indelible memories in me to this day. Paul Newman excels in his best film role as a champion pool player battling fate, envy and himself. The love line, Newman's unfulfilled love for a young woman slipping into alcoholism, is one of the best I've seen in a film. Those nine Oscar nominations are very well deserved.
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Watching Paul Newman play the pyramid made me reminisce about the years I spent feeling the same things by the pool table as he did winning over Minnesota. However, with every next beer there was more courage and less winnings. Therefore, there’s nothing to complain about. A could-be-real-life movie only with a more extensive story which is not essential here. There probably doesn’t exist a better game of pool made into a movie.
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