Of which the major learning is to always take an unscheduled extended bathroom break if you want to beat the young Paul Newman at pool.

THE HUSTLER

Robert Rossen

1961

Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormick

Screenplay by Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen; adapted from the novel The Hustler by Walter Tevis

Title: THE HUSTLER

Year: 1961

Director: Robert Rossen

Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormick

Writing: Screenplay by Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen; adapted from the novel The Hustler by Walter Tevis

Genre tags: DRAMA