Fresh out of prison, a seasoned poker hustler finds himself teaching the trade to a young cab driver chasing his first big win.
Acting
Jan Nowicki oozes sleazy charisma — you can't look away.
Direction
Chęciński turns card tables into psychological battlefields.
Director
Sylwester Chęciński
Jan Nowicki
'Wielki Szu'
Andrzej Pieczyński
Taksówkarz Jurek
Dorota Pomykała
Prostytutka Jola
Leon Niemczyk
Stefan Mikun
Grażyna Szapołowska
Żona "Wielkiego Szu"
Karol Strasburger
Karciarz Denel
Teresa Sawicka
Recepcjonistka Halinka
Jan Frycz
Jarek
Grażyna Trela
Dorota, żona Jarka
Jerzy Bończak
"Lipo"
Ryszard Kotys
Kanciarz we Wrocławiu
Bożena Baranowska
Żona Jurka
Krzysztof Stachowski
Brat Jurka
Roman Baranowicz
Kanciarz we Wrocławiu
Eliasz Kuziemski
Prezes Franciszek Korzeń
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Poland's martial law era, the underground casino setting resonated as thinly-veiled social commentary on black market survival.
Nowicki based his character's mannerisms on actual hustlers he observed in Warsaw's seedy 70s gambling dens, method acting before it had a name.
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