The Great Gambler (1979)
April 6, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Amitabh Bachchan
Dual Role (Jay & Insp. Vijay)
Zeenat Aman
Shabnam
Neetu Singh
Mala
Prem Chopra
Ramesh
Utpal Dutt
Saxena
Madan Puri
Ratan Das
Helen
Monica (Dancer)
Om Shivpuri
Sen Verma
Iftekhar
Deepchand
Sujit Kumar
Marconi
Roopesh Kumar
Sethi
Shakti Samanta
Director
Ranjan Bose
Writer
Vrajendra Gaur
Writer
C.J. Pavri
Writer
C.V.K. Sastry
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 6, 1979
Original Nameसबसे बड़ा जुआरी
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 42m
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The Great Gambler is a 1979 Indian crime action film directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh in lead roles. It was based on the Bengali novel Great Gambler by Vikramaditya.
The film's story is based on international gangsters, spies, and secret agents of different countries' intelligence agencies and their undercover operations. This film had high production costs with a significant portions of it being shot in international locations including Cairo, Lisbon, Venice and Rome, and in India, many scenes were shot in Goa. The film was a box office average on initial release due to high distribution price but has been widely appreciated for its action, direction, and cinematography. Later it became profitable on repeat releases and attained cult status.