Compares the "real" life Minnesota Fats to the on-screen version, played by Jackie Gleason.

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The Internet Movie Database provides a photo gallery, plot summary and trivia about this classic Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman picture.

Older movies have such dramatic scores and they aren't often preserved, but the music of The Hustler can be found by clicking here.