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The Gin Game

Genres

DramaTV Movie

Overview

Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey, two elderly residents at a nursing home for senior citizens, strike up an acquaintance. Neither seems to have any other friends, and they start to enjoy each other's company. Weller offers to teach Fonsia how to play gin rummy, and they begin playing a series of games that Fonsia always wins. Weller's inability to win a single hand becomes increasingly frustrating to him, while Fonsia becomes increasingly confident. While playing their games of gin, they engage in lengthy conversations about their families and their lives in the outside world. Gradually, each conversation becomes a battle, much like the ongoing gin games, as each player tries to expose the other's weaknesses, to belittle the other's life, and to humiliate the other thoroughly.

Details

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

83 min

Release Date

1981-04-21

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

1

Vote Average

8

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Jessica Tandy

Fonsia Dorsey

Hume Cronyn

Weller Martin

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