The Gambler

1980

Action / Drama / Western

11
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1552 1.6K

train based on song, poem or rhyme gambler father son relationship

Plot summary

This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.

Director

Dick Lowry Photo
Dick Lowry

Top cast

Clu Gulager Photo
Clu Gulager as Rufe Bennett
Noble Willingham Photo
Noble Willingham as Conductor
Neil Summers Photo
Neil Summers as Polo
Bruce Boxleitner Photo
Bruce Boxleitner as Billy Montana
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
879.41 MB
1280*718
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds ...
1.59 GB
1920*1078
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by boblipton 6 / 10

Nice TV Movie

Kenny Rogers stars as an old-line gambler, and Bruce Boxleitner as a young gambler whom Rogers schools in the ways of getting out alive. It's a TV movie based on Rogers' hit song, and looks to be the sort of show intended to augur in a series. None eventuated; Rogers was more than busy with his music gigs and occasional cameos.Rogers does a good job, and Boxleitner brings a lot of youthful, nervous energy to his role. Joseph Biroc offers his usual excellent camerawork, with the bare, high peaks of Arizona filmed quite beautifully.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

good TV

Young buck Billy Montana (Bruce Boxleitner) is on his way to San Francisco to play a big poker tournament and make his name. He's stuck in El Paso train station and joins a local game. When the game gets rough, a stranger comes to his rescue. He challenges the stranger to a game and promptly gets taken to the cleaners. He doesn't realize that his opponent is legendary gambler Brady Hawkes (Kenny Rogers). Brady had received a letter from a son, he didn't know he had, who is begging for help.This may not be great cinema but it was darn good TV back in the day. Kenny Rogers may not be a great actor but he's functional in limited range. Boxleitner was great TV leading man back in the 80's although Billy is a bit too dumb. All in all, this is a good TV movie.
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