Gambit (2012 film)

Gambit is a 2012 film directed by Michael Hoffman, starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman and Stanley Tucci. It is a remake of the 1966 film of the same name starring Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine. This version is scripted by Joel and Ethan Coen. It was set to be released in the United States onOctober 2012, but never came out theatrically and went straighttoDVD onApril 2014. The film premiered in Great Britain onNovember 2012.

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