The Gambler 4K Ultra HD presents Karel Reisz’s landmark New Hollywood drama in its world UHD debut, newly restored and housed in an expansive limited edition MediaBook. James Caan delivers a career-defining performance as Axel Freed, a New York City professor spiralling under the weight of a devastating gambling addiction. Deep in debt to a mob-connected bookie and fleeing the consequences of his own self-destruction, Axel drags himself and those around him into a relentless cycle of risk, violence, and despair that refuses easy redemption.

Directed by Czech-born British filmmaker Karel Reisz, The Gambler stands as one of the most psychologically raw American films of the 1970s. Shot with striking on-location photography by Victor J. Kemper and edited with razor-sharp tension by future director Roger Spottiswoode, the film captures the moral exhaustion and volatility at the heart of the New Hollywood era. Cinématographe, Vinegar Syndrome’s canon-focused sub-label, presents the film in a definitive 4K restoration, accompanied by a deep slate of critical supplements and archival material.

This special limited edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set is housed in a cloth-bound MediaBook with an embossed foil title, custom disc trays, and a J-card slipcase designed by Vlad Rodriguez. The edition includes a 60-page booklet and is limited to 5,000 units.

directed by: karel reisz
starring: james caan, paul sorvino, lauren hutton, burt young, antonio fargas, morris carnovsky
1974 / 111 min / 1.85:1

The Gambler [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] w/slip

Name: The Gambler [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] w/slip
Brand: Vinegar Syndrome
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4K UHD & BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2-disc set: 4k ultra hd / region A blu-ray
• new audio commentary by film critic glenn kenny
• archival audio commentary by film critic matthew asprey gear (2021)
• downward spiral, a new video interview with film programmer eric hynes
• the gambler vs. the gambler, a new video essay by film historian samm deighan
• after the game, archival video essay by film historian chris o’neill (2021)
• on the morning after: composing the gambler, archival interview on jerry fielding’s score with jon burlingame
• james caan on charlie rose, full 26-minute interview (1996)
• karel reisz on karel reisz, two-hour archival audio interview (1991)
• english SDH subtitles

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• cloth-bound MediaBook with embossed foil title
• j-card slipcase designed by vlad rodriguez
• 60-page booklet with new essays by aisha harris, jordan hoffman, adam nayman, and scott tobias
• limited to 5,000 units

Additional details
Label: Cinématographe
Region: region free 4k uhd / region A blu-ray
Language: english
Audio: DTS-HD MA 1.0
Subtitles: english SDH
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