United States / Aug 25, 1998 / Los Angeles, California
Trust everyone... But always cut the cards.
2h 1min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Rispoli | Grama |
| Goran Višnjić | Maurice |
| Mal Z. Lawrence | Irving |
| Paul Cicero | Russian Thug |
| Ray Iannicelli | Kenny |
| Merwin Goldsmith | Sy |
| Sonny Zito | Tony |
| Josh Mostel | Zagosh |
| Lenny Clarke | Savino |
| Peter Yoshida | Henry Lin |
| Jay Boryea | Russian Thug #2 |
| Lenny Venito | Moogie |
| Richard Mawe | Professor Eisen |
| Michael Lombardi | D.A. Shields |
| Tom Aldredge | Judge Marinacci |
| Beeson Carroll | Judge Kaplan |
| E. Matthew Yavne | Professor Green |
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| Erik LaRay Harvey | Roy |
| Dominic Marcus | Dowling |
| Brian Anthony Wilson | Derald |
| George Kmeck | Prison Guard |
| Joseph Parisi | Property Guard |
| Melina Kanakaredes | Barbara |
| Kohl Sudduth | Wagner |
| Charlie Matthes | Birch |
| Hank Jacobs | Steiny |
| Chris Messina | Higgins |
| Michael Ryan Segal | Griggs |
| Kerry O'Malley | Kelly |
| Slava Schoot | Roman |
| Michele Zanes | Taj Dealer |
| Allan Havey | Guberman |
| Joey Vega | Freddy Face |
| Neal Hemphill | Claude |
| Vernon E. Jordan Jr. | Judge McKinnon |
| Johnny Chan | Johnny Chan |
| Lisa Gorlitsky | Sherry |
| John Di Benedetto | LaRossa |
| Nicole Brier | Sunshine |
| Tony Hoty | Taki |
| Mario Mendoza | Zizzo |
| Joe Zaloom | Cronos |
| Sal Richards | Johnny Gold |
| Josh Pais | Weitz |
| Adam LeFevre | Sean Frye |
| P.J. Brown | Vitter |
| David Zayas | Osborne |
| Michael Arkin | Bear |
| Murphy Guyer | Detweiler |
| Alan Davidson | Cabbie |
| Bill Camp | Eisenberg |
| Maria Soccor | Atlantic City Call Girl (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rounders |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, English, עִבְרִית |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Miramax, Spanky Pictures |
| Release date | 11 settembre 1998 |
| Executive producer | Kerry Orent, Bob Weinstein, Bobby Cohen, Harvey Weinstein |
| Production | Ted Demme, Joel Stillerman, Christopher Goode, Tracy Falco |
| Writer | David Levien, Brian Koppelman |
| Casting | Avy Kaufman |
| Editing | Scott Chestnut, Richard J. Rossi, Mike Stanwick, Gary Burritt |
| Cinematography | Jean-Yves Escoffier, Pedro Hernández, Gary Martone, John Clifford |
| Assistant directors | Peter Leto, Christopher Swartout, John Dahl, Lynn Lewis Lovett, Nina Jack |
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| Lighting | Scott H. Ramsey |
| Camera operators | Jean-Yves Escoffier, Pedro Hernández, Gary Martone, John Clifford |
| Additional photography | Jean-Yves Escoffier, Pedro Hernández, Gary Martone, John Clifford |
| Production design | Robert Pearson, Lara Kelly, Nick Miller, Harry Darrow, Gordon Krause, Robert Dawson, Leo Holder, Ron Stone, Rick Butler, Beth Kushnick |
| Art direction | Harry Darrow, Rick Butler, Lara Kelly, Nick Miller, Gordon Krause, Robert Dawson, Leo Holder, Ron Stone, Robert Pearson, Beth Kushnick |
| Set decoration | Beth Kushnick, Lara Kelly, Nick Miller, Harry Darrow, Gordon Krause, Robert Dawson, Leo Holder, Ron Stone, Rick Butler, Robert Pearson |
| Stunts | Jery Hewitt |
| Music | |
| Sound | |
| Costume design | Terry Dresbach, Emily Loreto, Carla White, Victor DeNicola, Rita Ogden, Anthony Veader |
| Makeup | Carla White, Rita Ogden, Emily Loreto, Terry Dresbach, Victor DeNicola, Anthony Veader |
| Hairstyling | Victor DeNicola, Anthony Veader, Emily Loreto, Terry Dresbach, Carla White, Rita Ogden |
| Budget | 12.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 22.912.409 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Sep 04, 1998 / Venice Film Festival
France / Sep 08, 1998 / Deauville Film Festival
Portugal / Feb 26, 1999 / Fantasporto Film Festival
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Philippines / Jul 28, 1999 / Davao
Uruguay / Mar 01, 2001 / Cine Universitario
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 11, 1998 / R
Australia / Nov 20, 1998 / MA 15+
Ireland / Nov 20, 1998 / 18
United Kingdom / Nov 20, 1998 / 15
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Taiwan / Nov 21, 1998
Greece / Dec 17, 1998 / 13
Israel / Dec 17, 1998
New Zealand / Dec 17, 1998
Singapore / Dec 31, 1998 / NC-16
Türkiye / Jan 01, 1999
France / Jan 06, 1999
Iceland / Jan 08, 1999 / 12
Belgium / Jan 13, 1999
Netherlands / Jan 14, 1999 / 16
Brazil / Jan 15, 1999
Mexico / Jan 15, 1999
Spain / Jan 15, 1999
Norway / Jan 29, 1999 / 15
Sweden / Jan 29, 1999 / 11
South Korea / Jan 30, 1999 / 19
Italy / Feb 05, 1999
Switzerland / Feb 10, 1999
Denmark / Feb 19, 1999 / 15
Finland / Feb 26, 1999 / K-12
Thailand / Mar 26, 1999
Portugal / Apr 09, 1999 / M/16
Czechia / Apr 15, 1999 / U
Japan / May 08, 1999
Poland / May 28, 1999
Hungary / Jun 03, 1999 / 16
Argentina / Sep 16, 1999 / 16
Physical media
United Arab Emirates / Feb 09, 1999 / DVD
Canada / Oct 15, 2002 / 14A / DVD
Germany / Feb 06, 2006 / 12 / DVD
Netherlands / Jun 22, 2011 / 16 / DVD
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Ecuador / Aug 14, 2021 / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Dec 25, 2003 / 16 / Nederland 2
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