Wednesday, September 01, 2004

Cincinnati Kid Voted as All-time Greatest Gambling Movie

Classic Cincinnati Kid holds all the aces

In a poll held by 888.com, The Cincinnati Kid, has been voted the top gambling movie of alltime - ahead of Ocean's Eleven and Casino

The 40yr old classic stars Steve McQueen as a young poker player that tried to prove himself against the long-time cardmaster Edward G Robinson

New British classic, Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels came third, just behind the Scorcese and De Niro classic, Casino

The top 20 were:
1. The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
2. Casino (1995), below
3. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
4. Oceans Eleven (2001)
5. The Sting (1973)
6. Maverick (1994)
7. Rounders (1998)
8. Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
9. Casino Royale (1967)
10. The Gamble (1998)
11. Rain Man (1988)
12. The Hustler (1961)
13. The Color of Money (1986)
14. Lucky Town (2000)
15. Las Vegas (2003)
16. Snake Eyes (1998)
17. Croupier (1998)
18. The Music of Chance (1993)
19. Havana (1990)
20. Face (1997)


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