Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
Verdict: Hit
> Martin Scorsese (Director)
> Michael Ballhaus (Director of Photography)
> Joseph P. Reidy (First Assistant Director)
> Phil Marco (Second Unit Director)
> Richard Price (Screenplay)
> Walter Tevis (Novel)
