The Gambler(2014)
The only way out is all in
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
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Jim Bennett
Frank
Amy Phillips
Neville Baraka
Ed
Roberta
Jeweler
Dean Fuller
Dexter
Big Ernie
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