The Hustler

Paul Newman was Oscar-nominated for his role as pool shark ‘Fast Eddie’ Felson in this gripping classic.

  • Director

    Robert Rossen

  • With

    Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie

  • USA 1961. 135min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    15

Newman was Oscar-nominated for his role as pool shark ‘Fast Eddie’ Felson in this hugely successful and gripping meditation on the nature of competition, based on Walter Tevis’ taut 1959 novel. He finally won the award 25 years later, playing the same character, in Martin Scorsese’s sequel, The Color of Money.

The screening of The Hustler on Wednesday 14 May 17:55 NFT1 will be introduced by Jacob Stolworthy, Culture News Editor at The Independent.

See a screening of The Color of Money.