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The Gambler is a series of five American Western television films starring Kenny Rogers as Brady Hawkes, a fictional old-west gambler. The character was inspired by Rogers' hit single " The Gambler ".
The Gambler is a 2014 American crime drama film directed by Rupert Wyatt. The screenplay by William Monahan is based on the 1974 film The Gambler, written by James Toback, which, in turn, is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky 's novel of the same name.
May 27, 2022 · We would also like to mention 2 movies based not just on the novel but on Dostoevsky’s story of how the book came to be written: ‘The 26 days from the Life of Dostoevsky (the USSR, 1981) and ‘The Gambler’ (Hungary, 1997).
- The Gambler. April 8, 1980. 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.
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues. November 28, 1983. Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious killers in search of money.
- The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues. November 22, 1987. Brady Hawkes and Billy Montana join forces once again in this new adventure. This time around their goal is to help the Sioux fight the government and get the supplies they need.
- The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw. November 3, 1991. Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.
Based on Dostoevsky’s novella, the 1997 film The Gambler actually combines two stories. It features Dostoevsky, played by Michael Gambon, who tries to overcome his gambling debts by writing a novel.
The Gambler: Directed by Rupert Wyatt. With Mark Wahlberg, George Kennedy, Griffin Cleveland, Jessica Lange. Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark.
Aug 24, 2024 · There are five movies in the series. The first four were directed by Dick Lowry while the last was directed by Jack Bender. The movies are: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980) Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983) Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
