The Cincinnati Kid

Steve McQueen stars as the Cincinnati Kid, a crackerjack New Orleans stud poker player. Tired of chicken feed, the Kid decides to challenge The Man (Edward G. Robinson), the reigning poker champ, who is in town for a private game. The Shooter (Karl Malden), another gambling pro, arranges a game ...more

The Cincinnati Kid might have been a very different movie had original director Sam Peckinpah not been fired from the production, but as it stands, the film is calmly, competently helmed by replacement Norman Jewison. There's quite enough talent on both sides of the camera to make Kid more than just a post-Hustler gambling romp, including writers Ring Lardner, Jr. (MASH, Laura) and Terry Southern (Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider); and editor Hal Ashby, who collaborated with Jewison on some of his ...more