Croupier
Life's a Gamble
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 3, 2015
- Originally Released: 1998
- Label: Henstooth Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Gina McKee, Alex Kingston & Clive Owen | |
Performer: | Ciro De Chiara, George Khan, Alexander Morton, Paul Reynolds, Sheila Whitfield, James Clyde, John Radcliffe, Barnaby Kay, Nick Reding, Doremy Vernon, Tom Mannion, Eddie Osei, Emma Lewis, Ozzi Yue, Claudine Carter, Kate Hardie, Kate Fenwick & Nicholas Ball | |
Directed by | Mike Hodges | |
Edited by | Les Healey | |
Screenwriting by | Paul Mayersberg | |
Composition by | Simon Fisher Turner | |
Produced by | Jonathan Cavendish | |
Director of Photography: | Mike Garfath | |
Executive Production by | James Mitchell |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3.5/5 --
Clive Owen conveys a sharp, cynical intelligence that rolls off the screen in waves whenever he widens his glittering blue eyes.
New York Times
[A] treasure...
USA Today
Intense, hypnotic, assured, THE CROUPIER mesmerizes....This enigmatic, beautifully made film crosses the traditions of film noir with a distinctly modern anomie...
Los Angeles Times
...Clive Owen is the coolest guy in the movies....This absorbing drama hooks you early and keeps you guessing... -- 4 out of 5 stars
Box Office
Rating: 3.5/4 --
One of the very best movies of this beloved and sleazy genre.
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Combustible Celluloid
Rating: 2/5 --
Script and direction play safe throughout.
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Independent (UK)
Rating: 4/5 --
For once here is a British film that is both tough and intelligent, and so well-researched that it will probably tell you more about how casinos work than had it been a documentary.
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BBC.com
Product Description:
CROUPIER tells the complex story of an aspiring writer who must take a job in order to pay the bills. Experienced as a professional croupier, Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) is hired by an upscale casino in London, where he intends to silently observe the goings on while continuing to work on his latest novel. Tensions begin to emerge between Jack and his girlfriend, Marion (Gina McKee), when he finds himself succumbing to the temptations that the gambling world presents; most notably, the gorgeous Jani (Alex Kingston), whose mysterious intentions eventually make themselves clear. As the story unfolds, Jack begins to realize that he is becoming the immoral hero of his novel, and is, in fact, giving in to these temptations to provide him with subject matter that will make for a memorable work of fiction.
Mike Hodges and Paul Mayersberg have crafted a taut thriller that keeps the twists unfolding until the film's very last shot. As a tribute to Mayersberg's script, Hodges insisted that he share the film's author credit with the scribe. This unprecedented decision, combined with Clive Owen's seductive, highly irresistible performance, results in a motion picture that is an intelligent throwback to the crime films of yesteryear.
Mike Hodges and Paul Mayersberg have crafted a taut thriller that keeps the twists unfolding until the film's very last shot. As a tribute to Mayersberg's script, Hodges insisted that he share the film's author credit with the scribe. This unprecedented decision, combined with Clive Owen's seductive, highly irresistible performance, results in a motion picture that is an intelligent throwback to the crime films of yesteryear.
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- Sales Rank: 106,796
- UPC: 759731415729
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