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Mike Hodges' film was a surprise sleeper, ignored in this country until it was lauded in the States. Clive Owen plays Jack Manfred, a croupier who works by night and writes by day. His girlfriend Marion becomes increasingly frustrated by his seemingly aimless life but he becomes focused when the glamorous South African Jani de Villiers arrives at his casino and then his bed with a plan to defraud the house - but is she playing with a straight deck of cards?, Mike Hodges' film was a surprise sleeper, ignored in this country until it was lauded in the States. Clive Owen plays Jack Manfred, a croupier who works by night and writes by day. His girlfriend Marion (Gina McKee) becomes increasingly frustrated by his seemingly aimless life but he becomes focused when the glamorous South African Jani de Villiers (Alex Kingston) arrives at his casino and then his bed with a plan to defraud the house - but is she playing with a straight deck of cards?, Mike Hodges, director of 1971's "Get Carter" with Michael Caine, gambled and won with this acclaimed caper film. Clive Owen stars as Jack Manfred, a struggling author and London casino worker. Jack rolls the dice with a seductress (Alex Kingston), whose associates plan to rip off his employers. Gina McKee, Kate Hardie, Nicholas Ball.

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