Croupier [1998] Mike Hodges

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Croupier (1998)


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Croupier is a 1998 film starring Clive Owen as a croupier. Directed by Mike Hodges, the film was released by Image Entertainment on DVD in the USA, and Alliance Atlantis in Canada. Though intended as a feature film, it was shown on television in North America. It was also initially released in cinemas and drew a steady audience at the box office, attracting a strong critical following in North America, and helping to launch Clive Owen's acting career there.

Clive Owen ... Jack Manfred
Nick Reding ... Giles Cremorne
Nicholas Ball ... Jack Snr.
Alexander Morton ... David Reynolds
Barnaby Kay ... Car Dealer
Gina McKee ... Marion Nell
John Radcliffe ... Barber
Sheila Whitfield ... Manicurist
David Hamilton ... Casino Supervisor
Carol Davis ... Table Supervisor
Eddie Osei ... West Indian Punter
Doremy Vernon ... Woman I
Claudine Carter ... Woman II
Ursula Alberts ... Madame Claude
Neville Phillips ... White Haired Man

Croupier was disqualified from the Academy Awards after it was shown on Dutch television.

The film has been classified as neo-noir. It uses interior monologues in the style of many early noir detective films.

The existentialist desire to be self-created and therefore master of one