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After the Game
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Wikipedia article
'After the Game' is a 1997 neo-noir drama/mystery film directed by Brewster MacWilliams and starring Frank Gorshin, Stanley DeSantis, Sam Anderson, Mike Genovese, Susan Traylor, and Robert Dubac. It is produced by Robert Peters and Roy Winnick. The screenplay was written by Brewster MacWilliams.
The film explores the themes of poker, revenge, deceit, lust and greed, and explores karma and the afterlife.
The DVD, titled 'The Last Hand', was issued in 2004.
Premise
Aging gambler Benny Walsh (played by Gorshin) dies in a suspicious car crash after the biggest poker win of his life. His son, Clyde (played by Dubac), comes to the Nevada town in search of answers. He discovers that each of his father's gambling buddies had ample reason to see him dead.
Cast
*Frank Gorshin as Benny Walsh
*Stanley DeSantis as Frank Bertini
*Sam Anderson as Jimmy Walsh
*Mike Genovese as Sam Kowalski
*Susan Traylor as Veronica Kowalski
*Richard Lineback as Slim, the Bartender
*Donna Eskra as Dolly
*Robert Dubac as Clyde Walsh
*Lou Rawls as Morgue Attendant
*Daniel Zacapa as Detective Garcia
*Hudson Leick as Grace
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