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The American Success Company (1980)

A movie dedicated to the fine art of making it.

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : William Richert

Synopsis

A husband is humiliated at home and at work. He decides he has had enough of it and hires a prostitute to help him get back at his boss, wife and friends and get a lot richer in the process.

Actors

Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
Harry
Belinda Bauer
Belinda Bauer
Sarah
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
Mr. Elliott
Steven Keats
Steven Keats
Rick Duprez
Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger
Corinne
John Glover
John Glover
Ernst
Mascha Gonska
Mascha Gonska
Greta
Michael Durrell
Michael Durrell
Herman
Eva Maria Meineke
Eva Maria Meineke
Mrs. Heinemann
Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner
Maitre 'd
Michelle Bauer
Michelle Bauer
Claudia Butenuth
Claudia Butenuth
Erland Erlandsen
Erland Erlandsen
Peter Capell
Peter Capell
Michaela May
Michaela May
Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
Ute Willing
Ute Willing

Crews

William Richert
William Richert
Director
William Richert
William Richert
Writer
Daniel H. Blatt
Daniel H. Blatt
Producer
Edgar J. Scherick
Edgar J. Scherick
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Anthony B. Richmond
Anthony B. Richmond
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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