135 minute running time so at least 35 minutes too long … not a feel-good picture … gambling (pool sharks), alcoholism, love and desperate women (what would now be called a “co-dependent” relationship) … stars Paul Newman when he was peak handsome (age 35, looked younger) and George C. Scott (pre-Buck Turgidson) … way too long and a major downer, I can’t recommend this one, just read the script instead (which is good).
Yeah, percentage players die broke too, don't they, Bert?