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Just a Gigolo (1978)

R 11/16/1978 Drama 2h 27m
48%
User
Score
5.4/10
33%

Overview

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.

Ennio De Concini

Writer

Ted Rose

Story

David Hemmings

Director

Irving Caesar

Writer

Top Billed 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

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Media

Teaser

Teaser

Just A Gigolo (1978) - Clip: Bathtub Prince

Just A Gigolo (1978) - Clip: Bathtub Prince

Just A Gigolo (1978) - Clip: The Baroness

Just A Gigolo (1978) - Clip: The Baroness

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on November 28, 2024

When the fastidious "Lt. Paul Przygodski" (David Bowie) returns to Berlin society after the end of the Great War, he finds that things have profoundly changed and that his skills - such as they are - are not going to help him make much of a living. What he does have, though, is looks. He can easily turn an head or two when he walks into a room and so quickly realises that he can make some money "entertaining" the wealthier class of lady - already married or not, or even the occasion gentleman. As the Weimar Republic starts to give way to embryonic Naziism, the story also attempts to take a more serious track attempting to illustrate the profound societal changes in the city and the country whilst he and his clientele attempt to stay aloof and immune from the increasing anger and intoleranc...

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