Steve McQueen

Edward G. Robinson

Ann-Margret

Karl Malden

Tuesday Weld

Joan Blondell

Rip Torn

Jack Weston

Cab Calloway

Jeff Corey

Theo Marcuse

Milton Selzer

Karl Swenson

Émile Genest

Ron Soble

Irene Tedrow

Midge Ware

Dub Taylor

Andy Albin

Leon Alton

John Barton

James J. Casino

William Challee

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Gene Coogan

Mimi Dillard

Robert DoQui

Larry Duran

Daniel Elam

George Ford

Sig Frohlich

Wesley Gale

Rudy Germane

Bobby Gilbert

George Golden

Ken Grant

Michael Greene

Raven Grey Eagle

Claude Hall

Virginia Harrison

John Hart

Harry Hines

George Holmes

Jimmie Horan

Breena Howard

John Indrisano

Colin Kenny

Richard LaMarr

John Marlin

Gregg Martell

Pat McCaffrie

Sandy McPeak

Mike Morelli

Sol Murgi

Burt Mustin

Barry O'Hara

Brett Pearson

Joyce Perry

Paul Ravel

Waclaw Rekwart

Christopher Riordan

Bernard Sell

Olan Soule

Robert Stevenson

Hal Taggart

Paul Verdier

Charles Wagenheim

Howard Wendell

Harry Wilson

Dick Winslow

Bill Zuckert

Ring Lardner, Jr.

Lalo Schifrin

George W. Davis

Hugh Hunt

Martin Ransohoff

Richard Jessup

Terry Southern

Philip H. Lathrop

Henry Grace

Hal Ashby

Norman Jewison

Edward C. Carfagno

Donfeld

John Calley

William Tuttle

Jay Sebring

Loren Janes

Ted White

Bud Ekins

Bob Herron

Archie Butler

John Moio

Jesse Wayne

Drama

The Cincinnati Kid

Filmways Pictures

Solar Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

United States of America

English

People will sit down at the table with you, just so they can say they played with The Man

Blah blah blah is the feelings I get when I see comments about this being McQueen's answer to The Hustler, the Newman film is firmly ensconced in the hall of classics and rightly so, but this is a different animal that stands up on its own two feet as a great film regardless of comparisons of leading men or films they respectively delivered.

"It's a pleasure to meet someone who understands that to the true gambler, money is never an end in itself, it's simply a tool, as a language is to thought"

Steve McQueen is The Cincinnati Kid of the title, a young man who has an enviable reputation as the pretender to the throne of the king stud poker player. Standing in his way of claiming the crown is the holder of said crown, Lancey "The Man" Howard (a wonderfully sedate yet dominant Edward G. Robinson), both men are in New Orleans for the big showdown across the card table.

The film does suffer slightly from a meandering script, though, because you can't help feeling that there is so much more to these characters that needed fleshing out before the big tense showdown arises. However, the cast and director manage to stere the film home with a glorious final third. Suspense and drama start to boil to the surface, the tight knit editing bringing claustrophobic clarity to the enormity of the game.

McQueen is perfect here, cocky and cool in equal measure, yet still infusing the role with stoic heart and honest endearment. Tuesday Weld & Ann-Margret are playing second fiddle in the acting stakes to a delightful turn from Joan Blondell (a little under used though), but both Weld and Margret bring their respective girls' traits to life, with Margret positively smouldering with femme fatale sex appeal. 

Karl Malden is solid and safe, whilst Rip Torn gives an acting lesson in dialogue driven menace. Yet in all honesty it's director Norman Jewison who has the trump card here. Once the game commences, even those who know nothing about a good game of poker are firmly watching every frame, such is the intense way that Jewison has brought the finale together.

No cop outs here, a film about egos, ambitions and personal satisfaction is gloriously laid out for a very enjoyable viewing experience. 8/10 

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