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The Big Town

The Big Town

Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.

19875.61h 49m

Overview

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

Directed by Ben Bolt
Written by Robert Roy Pool, Clark Howard
Produced by Martin Ransohoff
Box Office0Revenue: $1.7M

Top Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

J.C. Cullen

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Lorry Dane

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

George Cole

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

M. Edwards

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Ferguson Edwards

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Phil Carpenter

Suzy Amis

Suzy Amis

Aggie Donaldson

David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant

Sonny Binkley

Don Francks

Don Francks

Carl Hooker

Del Close

Del Close

Deacon Daniels

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoisbased on novel or bookgangsterstrippergamblercraps1950s

About The Big Town

The Big Town is a drama, romance film released in 1987 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, based on novel or book, gangster, stripper, gambler, craps. Directed by Ben Bolt, it stars Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones. It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

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