The Player (1971)

Inspired by the life and talents of Minnessota Fats, 'The Player' tells it like it really is in the world of pool. It's got action, lots of it, romance, if you dig it, and pool like you've never seen played before. Writer-director Thomas DeMartini brilliantly blends romance and action in his realistic sketch of Jerry Como, a pool hustler, whose character disintegrates through his association with Sylvia (Rae Phillips), who refuses to understand or accept his way of life.