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Atlantic City
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Atlantic City is a 1980 romance, drama, and crime film directed by Louis Malle. The screenplay was written by John Guare, with music composed by Michel Legrand and editing by Suzanne Baron. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli, and Robert Joy. It was produced by Denis Héroux and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.
The narrative is set in New Jersey and Atlantic City, focusing on gambling and old age. The movie has a runtime of 104 minutes and was released in various dates throughout 1980. It received the Golden Lion and was named a National Board of Review Top Ten Film. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing.
Production involved companies such as the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Selta Films. The film originated in Canada, the United States, and France, with English and French as its original languages. It has been recognized in the Golden Lion collection and referenced by 334 other encyclopedia articles.
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Film · TMDB
6.8In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Lou
- Susan Sarandon as Sally
- Kate Reid as Grace
- Michel Piccoli as Joseph
- Hollis McLaren as Chrissy
- Robert Joy as Dave
Themes
- new jersey
- casino
- gangster
- cocaine
- casanova
- murder
- mobster
- atlantic city
- older man younger woman relationship
- poker game
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- old age
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Screenwriter
- John Guare
- Composer
- Michel Legrand
- Production company
- France 3
- Narrative location
- Atlantic City
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 192129
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-04-03
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- Atlantic City, USA
- film editor
- Suzanne Baron
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 85/100
- capital cost
- 7200000
- box office
- 12729675
- Commons category
- Atlantic City (1980 film)
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