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Vinony files it under 1987 American films, 1987 crime drama films and 1987 English-language films.
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5.5It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.
Released: 1987-09-25109 minDir: Ben BoltDrama, RomanceBox office: $1.7M
Cast
- Matt Dillon as J.C. Cullen
- Diane Lane as Lorry Dane
- Tommy Lee Jones as George Cole
- Bruce Dern as M. Edwards
- Lee Grant as Ferguson Edwards
- Tom Skerritt as Phil Carpenter
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- based on novel or book
- gangster
- stripper
- gambler
- craps
- 1950s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- gambling
- Director
- Harold Becker
- Cast member
- David Marshall Grant
- Composer
- Mike Melvoin
- Producer
- Martin Ransohoff
- Cinematographer
- Ralf D. Bode
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 580366
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-03-03
- title
- The Big Town
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 50%
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Categories
1987 American films1987 crime drama films1987 English-language films1987 films1987 thriller filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican films about gamblingAmerican neo-noir filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms about crapsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on romance novelsFilms set in 1957Films set in ChicagoFilms shot in TorontoFilms with screenplays by Robert Roy PoolRomantic crime filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date