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Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

Genres

Drama

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After World War I, a war hero returns to Berlin to find that there's no place for him--he has no skills other than what he learned in the army, and can only find menial, low-paying jobs. He decides to become a gigolo to lonely rich women.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

147 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

16 November 1978

Country

Germany

Cast

David Bowie

David Bowie

Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Helga von Kaiserling

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Baroness von Semering

Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Prince

Erika Pluhar

Erika Pluhar

Eva

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Captain Hermann Kraft

Sydne Rome

Sydne Rome

Cilly

Werner Pochath

Werner Pochath

Otto

Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

Oberst Gustav von Przygodski

Evelyn Künneke

Evelyn Künneke

Frau Aeckerle

Karin Hardt

Karin Hardt

Frau Uexkull

Rainer Hunold

Rainer Hunold

Lothar

Christiane Maybach

Christiane Maybach

Gilda

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Max, Cillys Agent

Gudrun Genest

Gudrun Genest

Frau Von Putzdorf

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