Where to Watch
Region
Apple TV Store
Rent from
HD
$3.99
Apple TV Store
Buy from
HD
$12.99
Amazon Video
Rent from
HD
$3.99
Amazon Video
Buy from
HD
$12.99
Google Play Movies
Rent from
$3.99
See all 8 options →
Prices last updated September 21, 2026. Pricing and availability may vary by region.
powered by JustWatch
About
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.
Theatrical
Oct 2, 1974
DVD / Blu-ray
May 14, 2002
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Winkler Films
Cast
Full credits →J
James Caan
Axel
P
Paul Sorvino
Hips
L
Lauren Hutton
Billie
M
Morris Carnovsky
A. R. Lowenthal
J
Jacqueline Brookes
Naomi
B
Burt Young
Carmine
C
Carmine Caridi
Jimmy
C
Carl W. Crudup
Spencer
S
Stuart Margolin
Cowboy
V
Vic Tayback
One
A
Antonio Fargas
Pimp
W
William Andrews
Basketball Coach
S
Steven Keats
Howie
S
Starletta DuPois
Monique
J
James Woods
Bank Officer
M
M. Emmet Walsh
Las Vegas Gambler
A
Allan Rich
Bernie
R
Ric Mancini
Sal
J
Joel Wolfe
Moe
R
Raymond Serra
Benny
