An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
The film's central conflict, focused on individual ambition and skill in professional poker, is resolved by championing personal integrity, meritocracy, and respect for established mastery, which subtly aligns with right-leaning values of individual responsibility and achievement.
The film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with mainstream casting practices of its release era. Its narrative centers on a male protagonist's ambition without explicitly critiquing or challenging traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
The character Lady Fingers, who was a male in Richard Jessup's source novel, is portrayed as a female character in the 1965 film adaptation.
The Cincinnati Kid does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and the world of high-stakes poker, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965) is an adaptation of a 1963 novel. There is no evidence that any character, originally established as one race in the source material, was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the film.
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