1961 | H264 | B&W | 134’ | English; Turkish subtitle | USA
September, 18 Monday, 21.00, Eski Köylü Pazarı
Eddie Felson, a great pool player, travels from city to city with his partner Charlie, making a living from small-time hustles. The duo earn money thanks to Eddie's talent at the table as much as his abilities as a performer to hide this talent from his opponents. But Eddie has an appetite for more. In New York, he challenges Minnesota Fats, a billiard legend who has never lost a game. In this prolonged game, Eddie's biggest adversary is not his opponent but his ambition.
Newman was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in this film but did not win; however, the revival of the same character twenty-five years later in Martin Scorsese's The Color of Money finally got him the Oscar.
On the occasion of his post-humous book Erguvani Istimbot, we commemorate journalist/writer Cüneyt Cebenoyan with one of his favorite films.
OSCAR 1962 | Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction
BAFTA 1962 | Best Film, Best Foreign Actor (Paul Newman), Best Foreign Actress (Piper Laurie)
DIRECTOR
Robert Rossen
CAST
Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormick
SCREENPLAY
Sidney Carroll, Robert Rossen, Walter Tevis
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Eugen Schüfftan
EDITING
Dede Allen
MUSIC
Kenyon Hopkins
PRODUCER
Robert Rossen
PRODUCTION
Rossen Enterprises
WORLD SALES
Park Circus