The Hustler
Produced by	Robert Rossen
Directed by	Robert Rossen
Written by	Walter Tevis (novel) Sidney Carroll (screenplay) Robert Rossen
Starring	Paul Newman Jackie Gleason Piper Laurie George C. Scott
Music by	Kenyon Hopkins
Cinematography	Eugen Schüfftan
Editing	Dede Allen
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	September 25, 1961
Runtime	134 min
Language	English
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Image File history File links The Hustler 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. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Walter Stone Tevis (February 28, 1928 - 1984) was an American author. ... Sidney Carroll (May 25, 1913-November 3, 1988)was a film and television screenwriter. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Jewish American actor and film director. ... Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in a staged publicity shot for The Honeymooners. ... Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress. ... George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927–September 22, 1999) was a film/stage actor, director, and producer. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The Novel

The Hustler was a 1959 novel by American writer Walter Tevis, which tells the story of a young pool player who challenges the legendary Minnesota Fats but loses, sending his life into a tailspin. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Stone Tevis (February 28, 1928 - 1984) was an American author. ... Pool can have several meanings: Look up Pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Any of several games related to billiards, distinguished by using a table that has one pocket at each corner and one in the middle of each of the two longer sides. ... Rudolph Walter Wanderone Jr. ...

The Film

The Hustler was later made into a 1961 film starring Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson, Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats, Piper Laurie and George C. Scott. 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Jewish American actor and film director. ... Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in a staged publicity shot for The Honeymooners. ... Rudolph Walter Wanderone Jr. ... Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress. ... George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927–September 22, 1999) was a film/stage actor, director, and producer. ...

The movie was adapted by Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen from the novel by Walter Tevis. It was directed by Rossen. Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Walter Stone Tevis (February 28, 1928 - 1984) was an American author. ...

Awards

It won Academy Awards for Best Art Directions-Set Decoration, Black-and-White and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George C. Scott, who refused the nomination), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jackie Gleason), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Piper Laurie), Best Director (Robert Rossen), Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...

Newman played the same role of "Fast" Eddie Felson as an older and wiser man in the 1986 film The Color of Money (also adapted from a Tevis novel), directed by Martin Scorsese. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Color of Money was a 1984 novel by American writer Walter Tevis, continuing the story of Fast Eddie Felson from The Hustler (1959). ... Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese (pronounced as Scor-SEH-see) (born November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American film director. ...

The original film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...