The Card Player

The Card Player
Italian theatrical poster
Directed byDario Argento
Screenplay byDario Argento
Franco Ferrini
Story byDario Argento
Franco Ferrini
Produced byDario Argento
Claudio Argento
StarringStefania Rocca
Liam Cunningham
Silvio Muccino
Vera Gemma
CinematographyBenoît Debie
Edited byWalter Fasano
Music byClaudio Simonetti
Distributed byMedusa Produzione
Release date
  • 2 January 2004 (2004-01-02)
Running time
103 min.
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian
English
Budget2,000,000 (estimated)
Box office€2,713,882 (Italy; as of 18 January 2004)

The Card Player (Italian: Il cartaio) is a 2004 giallo film directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Stefania Rocca and Liam Cunningham and is Argento's second giallo feature of the decade (following Sleepless).

The film features a brief role by Fiore Argento, the director's eldest daughter. She had previously appeared in her father's film Phenomena.