Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Jackie Gleason, Murray Hamilton, Myron McCormick, Michael Constantine, Carl York, Jake LaMotta. Videodisc release of the 1961 motion picture. CinemaScope (letterbox format). Based on the novel by Walter S. Tevis. Bonus features include: commentary by Paul Newman ; original documentary "The Hustler: the Inside story" and picture-in-picture commentary on how to make the trick shots.
Summary:
Itinerant pool shark challenges the top man for the championship, sacrificing everything until he realizes the stakes are too high.
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