Cincinnati Kid, The
MGM/UA

Sleeve Sypnosis:
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GOOD POKER GAME, YOU CAN'T DO
DO BETTER THAN THIS!

Everything's wild and winner takes all in The Cincinnati Kid, the sure-fire classic about the coolest card sharp of them all. Steve McQueen is at his nervy best as the gambler who stakes his world on the turn of the cards. And with a superb supporting cast including Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden, Ann-Margret and Tuesday Weld, you've been dealt the hand of a lifetime. . .a royal flush of solid, suspenseful entertainment!

The kid (McQueen) thinks he's the best 5-card stud player in town, but The Man (Robinson) has never been beaten. . .making it inevitable that they will go head-on. And what a game it will be: a non-stop stud poker duel-to-the-death to decide who will be the reigning king of the New Orleans gambling world. So pull up a chair and watch the cards fly toward an incredibly tense confrontation!

© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Director: Norman Jewison

Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Steve McQueen, Joan Blondell, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld, Rip Torn, Jack Weston, Cab Calloway, Jeff Corey, Milton Selzer, Karl Swenson

Year: 1965

Genre: Drama