The Card Player (2004)

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103 min - Mystery | Thriller - 2 January 2004 (Italy)

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Ratings: 4.9/10 from 2,819 users Metascore: 48/100
Reviews: 61 user | 79 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com

A Rome policewoman teams up with a British Interpol agent to find a crafty serial killer whom plays a taunting game of cat-and-mouse with the police by abducting and killing young women and showing it over an Internet web cam.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Stefania Rocca	...	Anna Mari
	Liam Cunningham	...	John Brennan
	Silvio Muccino	...	Remo
	Adalberto Maria Merli	...	Police Commissioner
	Claudio Santamaria	...	Carlo Sturni
	Fiore Argento	...	Lucia Marini
	Cosimo Fusco	...	Berardelli
	Mia Benedetta	...	Francesca
	Giovanni Visentin	...	C.I.D. Chief
	Claudio Mazzenga	...	Mario
	Conchita Puglisi	...	Marta
	Micaela Pignatelli	...	Professor Terzi
	Luis Molteni	...	Pathologist
	Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini	...	Anti-Hacker #1
	Alessandro Mistichelli	...	Anti-Hacker #2

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Storyline

In Rome, after the abduction of a British tourist, the police inspector Anna Mari is contacted by the criminal, who self-entitles The Card Player, challenging the police department to dispute a video poker with him where the prize would be the life of the victim. The Chief of Police refuses to participate and the victim is tortured and killed in front of an Internet web cam. The British detective John Brennan is assigned to investigate the case and when another woman is kidnapped, they invite the addicted player Remo to play for the police. Anna and John lead the investigation trying to disclose who might be the serial-killer. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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A serial killer with a vice for Video Poker.

Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 2004 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

El jugador See more »

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€874,371 (Italy) (4 January 2004) (183 Screens)

Gross:

€2,713,882 (Italy) (18 January 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Medusa Produzione, Opera Film Produzione See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The role of the cop was intended for Mathieu Kassovitz but he withdrew when he was offered the chance to direct Gothika. It was eventually given to Liam Cunningham and the name changed from John Russo to John Brennan. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) See more »

The Card Player (2004)
Il cartaio (original title)

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