Characters & Themes
The Gamble (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 104 mins · Italian
- Directed by
- Carlo Vanzina
- Starring
- Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Beals, Matthew Modine, Ian Bannen, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Vernon Wells
Returning home expecting his father’s fortune to secure his future, Francesco is stunned to learn that his father has squandered everything in a gambling loss to a German countess, leaving the family penniless and forcing him to confront the harsh reality of his inheritance.
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