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Croupier

Name: Croupier
Director: Mike Hodges
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1998-06-25
Cast: Clive Owen, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston, Gina McKee, Nicholas Ball

DramaThriller

Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.

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Cast

Clive OwenKate HardieAlex KingstonGina McKeeNicholas BallAlexander MortonPaul ReynoldsNick RedingBarnaby KayRhona MitraOzzie YueJohn Radcliffe

Director

Mike Hodges

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