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The Gambler (1980)

Movie"You Got To Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold Em..."
Audience Score
59
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NR 1 hr 34 minApr 8th, 1980Western, TV MovieKenny Rogers Legend Of The Gambler Collection PosterPart of Kenny Rogers Legend Of The Gambler Collection
This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.
StarringKenny RogersChristine BelfordBruce Boxleitner
DirectorDick Lowry

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Ken Kragen
Production Companies:Ken Kragen Productions
Movie Tags:
trainfather son relationshipbased on song, poem or rhymegambler

Kenny Rogers Legend Of The Gambler Collection

The Gambler is a series of American TV movies starring Kenny Rogers as Brady Hawkes, a fictional old-west gambler. The character was inspired by Rogers' hit song The Gambler. There are five movies in the series. The first four are directed by Dick Lowry while the last was directed by Jack Bender