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The Hustler [Blu-ray] [1961]

Paul Newman , Jackie Gleason , Robert Rossen    Suitable for 15 years and over   Blu-ray
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott, Piper Laurie, Myron McCormick
  • Directors: Robert Rossen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai, Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese
  • Dubbed: Spanish, French, Portuguese, German
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 23 May 2011
  • Run Time: 129 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004M8RYSW
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 25,103 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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One of the defining roles of the late, great Paul Newman, The Hustler sees him co-star with Jackie Gleason in an acclaimed, award-winning piece of cinema. Newman is ‘Fast’ Eddie Felson, who hustles the pool rooms in search of riches, only to hit the buffers when he encounters Minnesota Fats, played by Gleason. But as Felson hits rock bottom, he soon starts to get his confidence back, and The Hustler is on the way to establishing itself as a cinematic classic.

There’s so much to admire. The performances from Newman, Gleason, George C. Scott and Piper Laurie are uniformly outstanding, while director Robert Rossen understandably never managed to top the film. But it’s so dripping with detail, so chock-full of quotable lines, and so brilliantly written that it’s hard to see how he could.

The high definition transfer makes the most of the exquisitely framed visuals, offering a real clarity to the film’s look. As such, it’s worth considering the Blu-ray upgrade.

But first and foremost, the best reason to buy the film is to enjoy a bone fide cinema classic over and over again, looking as good as it ever has. It’s outstanding cinema, and a chance to enjoy one of Hollywood’s finest ever actors at the very top of his game. --Jon Foster

Product Description

Racking up nine Academy Award® nominations*, including Best Picture, this powerful and provocative cinematic masterpiece explodes on screen--as never before--on Blu-ray. Paul Newman electrifies in his brilliant portrayal of Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant hustler whose unbridled ambition drives him to challenge legendary pool player Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason)--but the stakes are higher than either of them could have imagined.

*1961: Best Picture, Director, Actor (Paul Newman), Actress (Piper Laurie), Supporting Actor (Jackie Gleason), Supporting Actor (George C. Scott), Art Direction (B&W--won), Cinematography (B&W--won), Adapted Screenplay.

Special Features:
  • Milestones in Cinema History: The Hustler
  • Audio commentary by Paul Newman, Carol Rossen, Dede Allen, Stefan Gierasch, Ulu Grosbard, Richard Schickel and Jeff Young
  • Paul Newman at Fox
  • Jackie Gleason: The Big Man
  • The Real Hustler: Walter Tevis
  • Life in the Fast Lane: Fast Eddie Felson and the Search for Greatness
  • Swimming with Sharks: The Art of the Hustle
  • The Hustler: The Inside Story
  • Paul Newman: Hollywood’s Cool Hand
  • Trick Shot Analysis by Mike Massey
  • How to Make the Shot with Mike Massey, featuring five scenes
  • Theatrical trailer


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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Then and now 2 Jan 2008
Format:DVD
American films now are routinely full of violence and swearing (though curiously never all that much sex) but are at heart almost invariably juvenile, soft-headed and sentimental. I was shocked by this film - which contains one "Bastard!" and some off-screen violence portrayed by means of a scream - because of the brutal adult honesty of the dialogue and the tough bleak view of human existence. Paul Newman is mesmerising, a great actor and a true star; the histrionics of Damon, Di Caprio, Pitt etc laughable by comparison. George C Scott is maybe even a shade better. The film lets the viewer inhabit a world he wouldn't otherwise know: the seedy smoke-filled pool rooms, gambling tables, bars of a nameless American city. It's not the glossy - and now so often CGI-d - fantasy world that American film has shown ever since I've been old enough to go to the cinema. And the pool itself is truly exciting: the exquisite editing never lets you forget the battle of wills behind every shot. For me it's the first masterpiece of that great age of American cinema that reached its height in the `70s and as iconic a representation of American life at mid-century as `Death of a Salesman'.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Paul Newman at his best ( as ever!! ) 2 Feb 2004
Format:DVD
I loved this film. Paul Newman is one of my favourite actors, after seeing 'Cool Hand Luke' I was hooked. His presence on screen is bedazzling and although he did eventually win an Oscar I still feel he is somewhat underrated. Another film which I would recommend with Paul Newman in is "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".
During my earlier years I was somewhat of a pool fanatic and frequently visited the nearest pool table to me. The film came on late night television and I was late getting up the next day but it was oh so worth it! This is what lead me to searching out a copy of my very own. The acting is superb, almost enigmatic of Paul Newman, the story brilliant and moving, the pool is awe inspiring and the DVD is not bad at all either. With a few extras including a demonstration of all the trick shots used in the film, performed by the world trick shot champion, this is not one to be missed. The semi true story of Fast Eddie Felson is essential viewing for any fan of the green baize and a great film besides. Well worth the money and I'm sure a worthy addition to anyone's DVD collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Hustler (1961) 7 Dec 2001
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
If it was perceived by the critical fraternity that Paul Newman was more impressive in The Colour of Money, The Hustler's sequel, then a great travesty has been done. Coupled of course with the loss of this film, in the best picture stakes, to West-Side Story.

The Hustler was Robert Rossen's cinematic masterpiece, and for all the stylistics and photography employed, it is the contest of pool talent over self-assurance that makes the lasting impression. Newman sneers, barks and grins his way through a consistently impressive script with deadbeat conviction, all the while teetering on the brink of Rossen's stark landscapes, and infinitely cynical world.

Newman is at times breathtaking as 'Fast' Eddy Felson, a young and talented pool hustler in search of the holy-grail, the legendary Minnesota Fats. He plays a hustler with aplomb, he roars anger and he whimpers in defeat.

A strong supporting performance from Piper Laurie, adds a romantic interest, and ultimately highlights the importance of love over the all-mighty dollar. George C. Scott impresses as a sociopath gambling-addict, and yet somehow Newman is the only one you see. Piper Laurie's melodramatic character traits threaten to upstage, but it's Newman all the way.

Jammed full of quotable lines, this film sometimes risks losing itself in the moment, but it is the very excellent script, and Newman's performance as one of the greatest anti-heroes to date, that sets this aside as one of the greatest post-noir achievements of our times. Whatever you think of West-Side Story there is no denying the more enduring of the two, or indeed the more affecting. Whatever you think of West Side Story, this is glorious.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic
"Fast" Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) is a young and arrogant pool player who challenges legend Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) to a game. Read more
Published 23 days ago by D Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars The Hustler
Havn't watched this DVD yet but usually Paul Newman films are very watchable so am sure it will be good
Published 2 months ago by Barbara Ann Kitchener
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
excellent acting on the part of all characters. pippi hedren is one of my favourite actresses. it's the inevitability of the story that hits home.
Published 4 months ago by teresa collins
5.0 out of 5 stars the superb Paul Newman as charismatic as ever ..a true legend
(THE FILM)
Paul Newman is electrifying as Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant, amoral hustler who haunts backstreet pool rooms fleecing anyone who'll pick up a cue. Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. F. husseiny
5.0 out of 5 stars "...One Ball...Corner Pocket..."
*** THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE 2011 BLU RAY REISSUE - UK Standard Issue and the US 'Book Pack' Version ***

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Published 14 months ago by Mark Barry, Reckless Records, London
5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant, modern and disturbing
This film starts quiet laconically - two travelling salesmen on a trip in the middle of nowhere in America - one of them gets drunk and plays badly at pool. Read more
Published 17 months ago by William Cohen
4.0 out of 5 stars Not really about pool...
Like Raging Bull or Chariots of Fire, The Hustler isn't really about pool at all. It's about Paul Newman becoming a star, and struggling like the rest of us pathetic humans. Read more
Published 24 months ago by frank
5.0 out of 5 stars Innocent winning is a sin
This film is absolutely frightening. Pools or billiards seem to be civilized games. But to play them you have to go to special pool rooms and there if you want to play for money... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2010 by Jacques COULARDEAU
4.0 out of 5 stars book and dvd
it is great to buy the movie and the book at low price.but i must say the book is better than the film.
Published on 31 Dec 2008 by Yavuz Dademir
5.0 out of 5 stars Newman perfectly fits in the role of Felson
Newman was born to play cocky, talented and troubled pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson in one of his best roles. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2007 by Jay
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