The Cincinnati Kid
Produced by	Martin Ransohoff
Directed by	Norman Jewison
Written by	Richard Jessup (novel) Ring Lardner Jr. Terry Southern
Starring	Steve McQueen Edward G. Robinson Ann-Margret Karl Malden Tuesday Weld Joan Blondell Rip Torn Jack Weston Cab Calloway
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Editing	Hal Ashby
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 15, 1965
Runtime	102 min.
Language	English
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The Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 movie directed by Norman Jewison. It stars Steve McQueen as the titular character. Spencer Tracy was originally cast as the old time gambler but in the end declined the role and was replaced by Edward G. Robinson. The cock fight shown at the beginning of the movie was cut for all British screenings of the movie. Filmed on location in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme song was sung by Ray Charles. Image File history File links The Cincinnati Kid This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Martin Ransohoff (born 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a cinema and television producer. ... Norman Jewison Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. ... Ring Lardner, Jr. ... Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 - October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer. ... Steve McQueen in The Great Escape Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor and one of the most popular and highly-successful box-office superstars of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Edward G. Robinson (December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Jewish-American actor of stage and film. ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ... Karl Malden portraying Gen. ... Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. ... Blondell in Nightmare Alley (1947 movie) Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 - December 25, 1979) was an American actress. ... Rip Torn (born February 6, 1931), born Elmore Rual Torn in Temple, Texas, is an American film actor. ... Weston as Pig in The Cincinnati Kid Jack Weston (August 21, 1924- May 3, 1996), born Jack Weinstein, was an American movie and television actor. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway III, was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. ... Lalo Schifrin (born on June 21, 1932) is an Argentinian pianist and composer, most famous for composing the burning-fuse theme tune from the Mission:Impossible television series. ... Philip H. Lathrop (October 22, 1912-April 12, 1995) was an American cinematographer for such films as The Driver (1978), Earthquake (1974), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), and The Americanization of Emily (1964) Categories: Film biographical stubs ... Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1964 in film 1965 1966 in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound... Norman Jewison Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. ... Steve McQueen in The Great Escape Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor and one of the most popular and highly-successful box-office superstars of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 through the 1960s. ... Edward G. Robinson (December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Jewish-American actor of stage and film. ... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) A cockfight is a contest, held in a cockpit between two fighting cocks (roosters) trained to severely injure and/or kill one another. ... New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Ray Charles at the piano. ...

Plot

Steve McQueen plays The Cincinnati Kid, an up-and-coming poker player during the Great Depression, who decides to take on a long-time master of the game, Lancey Howard nicknamed "The Man." But what the Kid doesn't know is that his friend and the poker game's dealer (Malden) has been blackmailed into rigging the game (stud poker). The Great Depression was a global economic slump that began in 1929 and bottomed in 1933. ... Stud poker is any of a number of poker variants in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. ...