For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.
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.
Made in US
6.7/10
1974
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Cast
James Caan
As Axel
Paul Sorvino
As Hips
Lauren Hutton
As Billie
Morris Carnovsky
As A. R. Lowenthal
Jacqueline Brookes
As Naomi
Burt Young
As Carmine
Carmine Caridi
As Jimmy
Carl W. Crudup
As Spencer
Stuart Margolin
As Cowboy
Vic Tayback
As One
Antonio Fargas
As Pimp
William Andrews
As Basketball Coach
Steven Keats
As Howie
Starletta DuPois
As Monique
James Woods
As Bank Officer
London Lee
As Monkey
M. Emmet Walsh
As Las Vegas Gambler
Allan Rich
As Bernie
Ric Mancini
As Sal
Joel Wolfe
As Moe
Raymond Serra
As Benny
Joseph Attles
As Singer in Park
Ernest Butler
As Vernon
Sully Boyar
As Uncle Hy
Gregory Rozakis
As Joe
Lucille Patton
As Ricky's Wife
Ed Kovens
As Ricky
Baron Wilson
As Basketball Janitor
Richard Foronjy
As Donny
Frank Sivero
As Donny's Driver
Frank Adonis
As Man in Park with Donny
Philip Sterling
As Sidney
Patricia Fay
As Bank Teller
Beatrice Winde
As Hospital Receptionist
Leon Pinkney
As Street Basketball Boy
Alisha Fontaine
As Howie's Girl
Presley Caton
As Monkey's Girl
Mitch Stein
As College Announcer
Jonathan Koshner
As College Announcer
Charles Polk
As Harlem Bartender
Dick Schaap
As Television Announcer
Chick Hearn
As Radio Announcer
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
As Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
Jerry Leon
As Harlem Bar Patron (uncredited)
Melanie Mayron
As Student (uncredited)
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