Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1987 · 1h 49m

The Big Town

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Director
Ben Bolt
Cast
Matt Dillon as J.C. Cullen Diane Lane as Lorry Dane Tommy Lee Jones as George Cole Bruce Dern as M. Edwards Lee Grant as Ferguson Edwards Tom Skerritt as Phil Carpenter
Crew
Ralf D. Bode — Director of Photography Stuart H. Pappé — Editor Robert Roy Pool — Screenplay Clark Howard — Novel Martin Ransohoff — Producer Bill Kenney — Production Design
Tagline

Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.

Synopsis

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

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Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisbased on novel or bookgangsterstrippergamblercraps1950s
Key Collaborators
Ben Bolt Director Ralf D. Bode Director of Photography Stuart H. Pappé Editor Robert Roy Pool Screenplay Clark Howard Novel Martin Ransohoff Producer Bill Kenney Production Design Wendy Partridge Costume Design
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