DVD
The hustler
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Performers
Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Jackie Gleason.
Publication Information
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2002.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Series
Summary
Fast Eddie Felson is an arrogant hustler whose unbridled ambition drives him to take on pool-playing legend Minnesota Fats, regardless of the consequences if he loses.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital.
Videodisc release of the 1961 motion picture.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Not rated.
Based on the novel by Walter S. Tevis.
In English with optional French soundtrack ; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Special features include: Commentary by Paul Newman, Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel and others ; original documentary: The hustler, the inside story ; picture-in-picture commentary on how to make the trick shots ; theatrical trailer ; scene selection.
Presented in a letterbox widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition (2.35:1).