House of Games | |
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Directed by | David Mamet |
Screenplay by | David Mamet |
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Produced by | Michael Hausman |
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Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
Edited by | Trudy Ship |
Music by | Alaric Jans |
Production company | Filmhaus |
Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.6 million |
House of Games is a 1987 American neo-noir[1] film about con-men and confidence scams by David Mamet, his directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he co-wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay, and J. T. Walsh.
Mamet adapted the work into a stage play of the same name which premiered in 2010.