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Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (also known as The Gambler) is a 1980 American Western television film directed by Dick Lowry.The film premiered on CBS on April 8, 1980. It was loosely based on the Grammy-winning Kenny Rogers song of the same name, [1] and stars the singer as Brady Hawkes, a gambler trying to reunite with a son he never knew, played by Ronnie Scribner.
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler debuted on CBS on April 8, 1980. [2] [3] It was a ratings and critical success that has spawned four sequels. [3]The show won a Best Edited Television Special Eddie Award and garnered two Emmy Award nominations (for cinematography and editing of a limited series).
The Gambler, a 1924 novel by Max Brand; The Gambler, a 1937 novel by Anne Meredith; The Gambler, a 1950 novel by William Krasner; The Gambler: An Autobiography 1920-1939, a 1973 non-fiction book by Stuart Cloete; The Gambler, a 1996 novel by Christine Dwyer Hickey; The Gambler, a 1998 novel by J. R. Roberts
Home Movies: United Artists: Brian De Palma (director); Kim Ambler, Dana Edelman, Robert Harders, Stephen Le May, Charlie Loventhal, Gloria Norris (screenplay); Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Vincent Gardenia, Gerrit Graham, Theresa Saldana: 17 The Private Eyes: New World Pictures / The Private Eyes Partners Limited
The Gambler is a 1974 American crime drama film written by James Toback and directed by Karel Reisz. It stars James Caan , Paul Sorvino , and Lauren Hutton . Caan's performance was widely lauded and was nominated for a Golden Globe .
1980: OHMS [2] 1980: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler [3] [4] 1980: The Jayne Mansfield Story; 1981: Angel Dusted; 1981: Coward of the County; 1981: A Few Days in Weasel Creek; 1982: Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn; 1982: Missing Children: A Mother's Story; 1983: Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
It inspired a series of TV movies loosely inspired by the song and set in the Old West, starting with Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980) and followed by Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983), Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987), The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991), and Gambler V ...
The title track "The Gambler" was written by Don Schlitz, who was the first to record it. It was also covered by several other artists, but it was Kenny Rogers' adaptation of the tale that went on to top the country charts and won Rogers a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980, later becoming Rogers' signature song.