Movie
House of Games
Overview
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-10-11
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Filmhaus, Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Lindsay Crouse as Dr. Margaret Ford
- Joe Mantegna as Mike
- Mike Nussbaum as Joey
- Lilia Skala as Dr. Maria Littauer
- J.T. Walsh as The Businessman
- Steven Goldstein as Billy Hahn
- Jack Wallace as Bartender
- Ricky Jay as George
- William H. Macy as Sgt. John Moran
- Meshach Taylor as Mr. Dean
- John Pritchett as Hotel Desk Clerk
- Scott Zigler as Western Union Clerk
Crew
- David Mamet - Director
- David Mamet - Screenplay
- David Mamet - Story
- Jonathan Katz - Story
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