Croupier
Synopsis
In our age of uncertainty, it is about the deep need for security set against the temptations of risk. The story is an original take on the universal obsession with gambling. Constructed like a night spent in a casino, winning one minute, losing the next, Croupier is paced like a thriller. Each twist of the story exposes the eternally divided personalities of men. And women.
Details
- Year
- 1998
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 87 mins
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
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Mike Hodges
- Producer
- Jonathan Cavendish
- Director of Photography
- Mike Garfath
- Principal cast
- Clive Owen, Gina McKee, Alex Kingston and Kate Hardie
- Screen Writer
- Paul Mayersberg
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Littlebird 91 Regent Street London W1 Tel: 020 7434 1131 Fax: 020 7434 1803
Sales Company
Film Four International 124 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2TX Tel: 020 7306 8602 Fax: 020 7306 8361 E Mail: wstephens@channel4.co.uk, sbrucesmith@channel4.co.uk
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