elvircorhodzic THE CINCINNATI KID is a drama film that shows us, in an interesting way, the sharpness and the ability of poker game during the Great Depression. It's simple, to be the best, you have to beat the best. However, everything has its price. Of course, the culmination of the story is in the final duel.Eric, nicknamed "The Kid", is a crackerjack New Orleans stud poker player. Tired and frustrated due a result of the Great Depression he decides to challenge "The Man", the reigning poker champ, who is in town for a private game. The Kid's friend "Shooter" cautions him of the danger of playing poker with the big champion. A cruel rich man Slade begins to take an interest in their poker game...Mr. Jewison take us from one to another incident in the story. All characters are in a certain conflict with itself. They have to prove... something. That is the biggest advantage of this one-way street. An authentic scenery and sharp dialogues very well correspond to a red-hot atmosphere of a scam and love.Steve McQueen as Eric "The Kid" Stoner is a charismatic character who wants to prove that he is the best poker player in the region. Edward G. Robinson as Lancey "The Man" Howard is an unobtrusive and deadly champion who keeps an ace in his sleeve for the very end. Karl Malden as "Shooter" is unsure in both games. Tuesday Weld as Christian Rudd is a beauty from the inside, who is somewhat lost in these relations. Ann-Margret as Melba is a kind of problem without which a shifty game does not make sense. Rip Torn as Slade is a rich man who wants to destroy the best on the table at any cost. Joan Blondell as "Lady Fingers" is a kind of consciousness that breaks the monotony of the table.One of the protagonists must to stop cheating and illusion, because love and poker are still gentlemen's games.

PimpinAinttEasy I was reminded of Paul Newman's The Hustler while watching The Cincinnati Kid. The film is a meditation on American masculinity. The temptations of celebrity. The fickle nature of women. And how in the end, the system always wins. Innocence always loses out.The huge star cast was very impressive. McQueen was at his understated best. Karl Malden plays a henpecked husband to Ann Margret's sexpot wife. Tuesday Weld is the voice of reason (as an adherent to Christianity) who competes with Margaret's wantonness. Edward.G.Robinson is the experienced man who is bound to teach the young upstart a lesson or two.The technicolor visuals were a pleasure to look at. Lalo Schifrin's score made a huge impact on how I perceived this film. I did not love it. But I am glad I watched it.

ma-cortes An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game (Edward G. Robinson , though Spencer Tracy was originally cast as Lancey Howard but poor health forced him to withdraw and he was replaced). Cincinnati Kid lets nothing stand in his way , especially the reigning king of the card tables , Lancey Howard . Cincinnati gets together in 30's New Orleans for big poker game with unexpected consequences .This interesting film contains emotion , drama , a lot of competing game in the tradition of the not dissimilar : The Hustler , and meaningless romances between McQueen , Tuesday Weld and Ann Margret . Nice acting by Steve McQueen as a roving card-shark determined on his way to the big time, here he had one of his earliest and best performances . Awesome Edward G. Robinson as a veteran poker player , this is the second movie in which plays a gambler that features a straight flush in diamonds , the first was Smart Money (1931) . Extraordinary support cast such as Rip Torn , Jack Weston , Cab Calloway , Jeff Corey , Milton Selzer , Karl Swenson , Robert DoQui , Dub Taylor and Sharon Tate was replaced in the film by Tuesday Weld . And special appearance by Joan Blondell , Mitzi Gaynor campaigned for the role of "Lady Fingers", but it ended up going to Joan ; rumors are abound as to why Blondell got the role, with the most common being that Gaynor and Ann-Margret did not quite get along . Appropriate and evocative Art Direction by Edward C. Carfagno and George W. Davis . Marvelous cinematography capturing splendidly New Orleans settings by top-notch director of photography Philip H. Lathrop . Adequate as well as atmospheric soundtrack by Lalo Schifrin , including catching jazz music . The motion picture was well realized by Norman Jewison , he directed after Sam Peckinpah was fired by producer Martin Ransohoff who was unhappy with the film tone and fired Peckinpah . Jewison is a prestigious and veteran filmmaker, his greatest hit is , of course , ¨Jesus Christ Superstar¨ . He directed successful movies as ¨Fiddler on the roof¨ , ¨Agnes of God¨ , ¨Moonstruck¨ , ¨Thomas Crown¨ and this ¨Cinncinati Kid¨ . However , he also got some flops as ¨Bogus¨, ¨In country¨ , ¨Only you¨ and ¨Other's people money¨ and his last picture titled ¨The statement¨ . He considers ¨The Hurricane¨ (1999) the last in a trilogy of racial bigotry movies he's realized, the first two being ¨In the Heat of the Night¨ (1967) and ¨A Soldier's Story¨ (1984). Cincinnati Kid rating : Good, worthwhile seeing for its prodigious interpretations , magnificent settings and colorful cinematography . .

ebiros2 Gritty and glamorous comes together in this classic Steve McQueen movie.Movie is about the cold world of gambling, where "Kid" (Steve McQueen) excels in his art. The story revolves of course around his gambling, but there're two beautiful girls Melba (Ann Margaret) and Christian (Tuesday Weld) who are interested in him. Kid hears that legendary gambler Lancey Howard (Edward G Robinson) is in town, and gambling match is on. The game starts innocently enough, until Kid discovers that his friend Shooter (Karl Malden) who's dealing the card is passing him favorable cards. Someone wants Kid to win at all cost.The movie is beautifully shot, and casts are all A list. They really catch your eyes with their star qualities. So although the movie is supposed to be happening in a seedy place, the atmosphere is gorgeous. We don't see movies like this any more as somehow the star quality has gone down in recent years with actors.Tuesday Weld who's the inspiration for Rolling Stones' song Ruby Tuesday plays Steve McQueen's fiancé. Over doing anything is detrimental to life, and maybe the point of this movie is just that. But knowing your place in life is more difficult than winning a poker game.