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CROUPIER

Director:

  Mike Hodges
  

Year Released:

  1998

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Nicholas Ball
  Kate Hardie
  Alex Kingston
  Gina McKee
  Clive Owen
Movie Haiku:Terrifically taut, engrossing drama. The cast has no name stars, just great acting, score & look, fleshing out a challenging screenplay. An aspiring novelist finds his material when he accepts a “temporary” position as a croupier (dealer) in a London casino. Claustrophobic masterpiece.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  1999