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Pleasure Palace (1980)

Where a Cut of the Cards Decides Everyone's Fate

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Walter Grauman

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif
Louie Lefevre
Victoria Principal
Victoria Principal
Patti Flynn
J.D. Cannon
J.D. Cannon
Howland
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Benny Marfo
José Ferrer
José Ferrer
'Pokey'
Hope Lange
Hope Lange
Madelaine Calvert
Teddi Siddall
Teddi Siddall
Bobby
John Fujioka
John Fujioka
Ito
Alexander Zale
Alexander Zale
Hussein
Chuck Hicks
Chuck Hicks
Dietrich
David Burton
David Burton
Brech
Eddie Sherman
Eddie Sherman
Schroeder
George LaForge
George LaForge
French Croupier
Red McIlvaine
Red McIlvaine
Guard
Peggy Ryan
Peggy Ryan
Elderly Woman
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

Crews

Walter Grauman
Walter Grauman
Director
Blanche Hanalis
Blanche Hanalis
Writer
Norman Rosemont
Norman Rosemont
Producer
Allyn Ferguson
Allyn Ferguson
Music
Jack Swain
Jack Swain
Director of Photography
John A. Fegan Jr.
John A. Fegan Jr.
Editor
Stephen Myles Berger
Stephen Myles Berger
Art Direction
Jerry Adams
Jerry Adams
Set Decoration
Richard Friedman
Richard Friedman
Set Decoration

Posters and backgrounds

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