The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Directed by Norman Jewison
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
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(Unfortunately, the final showdown, like the Steve McQueen- Edward G. Robinson confrontation in "The Cincinnati Kid," features card combinations you wouldn't see in a real poker game if you played every day for a thousand years.)
The poker scene on the train in “The Sting,” the showdown between Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson in “The Cincinnati Kid,” the multi-million-dollar game in “Casino Royale” — all filled with glaring missteps.
He's made classics like "The Cincinnati Kid" and comedies like "Best Friends," but who could have imagined he had this reach -- that he could catch moonbeams?