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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Hustler_(1961_film)
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:1961
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Walter_Tevis
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gptkbp:award
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Academy Award for Best Actor (Paul Newman)
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
2
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gptkbp:based_on
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novel by Walter Tevis
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gptkbp:box_office
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$2.5 million
$19 million
$9.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$2 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Fast_Eddie_Felson
gptkb:Minnesota_Fats
gptkb:Bert_Gordon
gptkb:Sarah_Packard
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Fast Eddie's redemption
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gptkbp:character_development
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Fast Eddie's journey
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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mentor-mentee dynamic
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gptkbp:cinematography
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Earl Rath
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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Earl Rath
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gptkbp:climax
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final pool match
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gptkbp:color
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black-and-white
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gptkbp:conflict
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self-discovery
personal ambition
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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exploration of ambition
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
highly acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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considered a classic
pool tournaments
influenced pool culture
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Robert_Rossen
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Robert_Rossen
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Dede_Allen
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Dede_Allen
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:George_C._Scott
gptkb:Paul_Leonard_Newman
gptkb:Jackie_Gleason
gptkb:Piper_Laurie
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gptkbp:film_awards
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gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Best_Actor
gptkb:Best_Director
Academy Award nominations
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Robert_Rosen
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:film_score
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notable for its jazz elements
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Color_of_Money
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gptkbp:follows
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a pool hustler
the story of a pool hustler
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Kenyon_Hopkins
gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:drama
gptkb:sports
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-war America
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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released on DVD and Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Hustler
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Rounders
gptkb:The_Hustler_(2020)
gptkb:The_Cincinnati_Kid
gptkb:The_Color_of_Money
pop culture references
various pool tournaments
subsequent films about gambling
the portrayal of pool in media
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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The Color of Money (novel)
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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American literature
film noir
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gptkbp:influences
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pool hustling culture
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life pool players
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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real-life pool players
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gptkbp:is_symbolic_of
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struggle for success
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-345-47780-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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cult classic
inspired a generation of filmmakers
influenced sports dramas
remains a reference point in film studies
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Fast_Eddie_Felson
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:betrayal
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Kenyon_Hopkins
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gptkbp:music_composer
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gptkb:Kenyon_Hopkins
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ I’m the best there is.”
“ I’m not a loser.”
“ You’re a born loser.”
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gptkbp:notable_scene
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the final pool game
Eddie's confrontation with Fats
Eddie's downfall
Eddie's redemption arc
Eddie's relationship with Sarah
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gptkbp:page_count
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192
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:Fast_Eddie_Felson
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1959
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Random_House
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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well-received
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1961
October 7, 1961
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gptkbp:release_year
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October 7, 1961
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gptkbp:released_by
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1961
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:The_Color_of_Money
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gptkbp:runtime
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134 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Robert_Rossen
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:setting_time
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1950s
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:George_C._Scott
gptkb:Paul_Leonard_Newman
gptkb:Jackie_Gleason
gptkb:Piper_Laurie
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gptkbp:symbolism
|
pool table
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:competition
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gptkbp:theme
|
gambling
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:loss
redemption
ambition
gambling
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gptkbp:won_award
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gptkb:9
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Paul_Leonard_Newman
gptkb:Jackie_Gleason
gptkb:The_Color_of_Money
gptkb:The_Sting
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
4
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