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Beverly Hills, CA: Chartoff-Winkler Productions, 1973. Revised Draft script for the 1974 film. Noted as copy No. 118 in manuscript ink on the title page. Loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel. A successful, Harvard-educated literature professor finds himself in deep debt as his gambling addiction begins to spiral out of control. The first American film made by Czech-British filmmaker Karel Reisz. Set and shot on location in Las Vegas, Tucson, and New York. Mustard titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, dated July 26, 1973, noted as Revised, with credits for director Karel Reisz and screenwriter James Toback. 123 leaves, with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages about Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, moderately soiled and edgeworn, bound with two gold screw brads. Grant US. Imprint 49.

The Gambler is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.