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Pleasure Palace
Pleasure Palace

Pleasure Palace

Where a Cut of the Cards Decides Everyone's Fate

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DramaTV Movie

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Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from losing his controlling interest to a business syndicate but finds his reputation is on the line when he runs into a mystery lady who seems to operate on both sides of the law.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

4.333/10

Release Date

22 October 1980

Country

United States of America

Cast

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Louie Lefevre

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Madelaine Calvert

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

'Pokey'

J.D. Cannon

J.D. Cannon

Howland

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Benny Marfo

Victoria Principal

Victoria Principal

Patti Flynn

Teddi Siddall

Teddi Siddall

Bobby

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Ito

Alexander Zale

Alexander Zale

Hussein

Chuck Hicks

Chuck Hicks

Dietrich

Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan

Elderly Woman

Alan King

Alan King

Himself (uncredited)

David Burton

David Burton

Brech

Eddie Sherman

Eddie Sherman

Schroeder

George LaForge

George LaForge

French Croupier

Red McIlvaine

Red McIlvaine

Guard

Karl Schrom

Karl Schrom

German Croupier

Maggie Peterson

Maggie Peterson

First Woman

Cathleen Cordell

Cathleen Cordell

English Woman

Ted Monson

Ted Monson

English Croupier

William Lally

William Lally

English Husband

Joseph Bernard

Joseph Bernard

Starkey

Dyanne Thorne

Dyanne Thorne

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