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The Great Gambler
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The Great Gambler

1979-04-06 · 162 min · ★ 4.8

Action · Crime · Romance · Thriller

A gambler works for a villain not knowing that he's being used to entrap a patriot and gain military secrets. The cops assign a lookalike to nab him, but not having gambling skills could give him away.

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Directors
Shakti Samanta
Production companies
Associated Films & Finance Corporation
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanJay / Insp. Vijay
Zeenat AmanZeenat AmanShabnam
Neetu SinghNeetu SinghMala
Prem ChopraPrem ChopraRamesh / Abbasi
Utpal DuttUtpal DuttSaxena
Madan PuriMadan PuriRatan Das
Om ShivpuriOm ShivpuriSen Verma
HelenHelenMonica (Dancer)
Roopesh KumarRoopesh Kumar
Sujit KumarSujit Kumar
IftekharIftekhar
Madhu MalhotraMadhu Malhotra
Jagdish RajJagdish Raj
Keshav RanaKeshav Rana
Brahm BhardwajBrahm Bhardwaj
Rajan KapoorRajan Kapoor

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