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- 103 Minutes
- Paramount Pictures
- Language English with English subtitles
- Country USA
- Rated: R
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Louis Malle
- Written by John Guare
- Starring Burt Lancaster, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli, Moses Znaimer, Robert Goulet, Robert Joy, Susan Sarandon
The people and the story are magnetic; the background is the city of dreams that almost came true. Atlantic City is revitalized as a resort whem gambling is legalized. But the new industry also brings unsettling changes. For Lou (Burt Lancaster), 40 years a bodyguard-boyfriend to aging beauty queen Grace (Kate Reid), his number-running sideline escalates to mob involvement. A drug-related slaying leaves him a small fortune, a new car and a new girl, Sally (Susan Sarandon), who is the perfect completion of his fantasy. This romantic thriller won the Golden Bear award for Best Film of 1980 at the Venice Film Festival.
"Mr. Guare, as the writer, seems to have provided the director with a screenplay that seamlessly continues the concerns and style of the earlier Malle films." -- Vincent Canby, THE NEW YORK TIMES
(Read more)- More on Atlantic City:
- Profile of director Louis Malle
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