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Hard Eight

Name: Hard Eight
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1997-02-28
Cast: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, F. William Parker

DramaCrime

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

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Philip Baker HallJohn C. ReillyGwyneth PaltrowSamuel L. JacksonF. William ParkerPhilip Seymour HoffmanNathanael CooperWynn WhiteRobert RidgelyKathleen CampbellMichael J. RowePeter D'Allesandro

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

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