The Gambler (1974) Script

Script by:James Toback (Writer)
Directed by:Karel Reisz
Year:1974

Plot:New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.
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Who’ll Stop The Rain Script

Directed by:Karel Reisz
Year:1978

Plot:John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.
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The French Lieutenant’s Woman Script

Script by:John Fowles (Novel), Harold Pinter (Screenplay)
Directed by:Karel Reisz
Year:1981

Plot:In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
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