Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
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Verdict: Break Even
> Rupert Wyatt (Director)
> Greig Fraser (Director of Photography)
> Donald Sparks (First Assistant Director)
> Peter Dress (Second Assistant Director)
> William Monahan (Screenplay)
> James Toback (Original Film Writer)