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The Big Town(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-09-25
56%
55 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.
Overview:
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $1,733,017.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Albacore Productions Inc.
Movie: The Big Town
Top 10 Billed Cast
Matt Dillon
J.C. Cullen
Diane Lane
Lorry Dane
Tommy Lee Jones
George Cole
Bruce Dern
M. Edwards
Lee Grant
Ferguson Edwards
Tom Skerritt
Phil Carpenter
Suzy Amis
Aggie Donaldson
David Marshall Grant
Sonny Binkley
Don Francks
Carl Hooker
Del Close
Deacon Daniels
Video Trailer The Big Town
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Diane Lane: The Big Town Trailer 1987 - Trailer
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