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Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

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Just a Gigolo

1978

2h 27m

5.0(33 votes)

Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Sender Freies Berlin

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

David Bowie

Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski

David Bowie

Acting

Kim Novak

Helga von Kaiserling

Kim Novak

Acting

Marlene Dietrich

Baroness von Semering

Marlene Dietrich

Acting

Maria Schell

Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski

Maria Schell

Acting

Curd Jürgens

Prince

Curd Jürgens

Acting

Erika Pluhar

Eva

Erika Pluhar

Acting

David Hemmings

Captain Hermann Kraft

David Hemmings

Acting

Sydne Rome

Cilly

Sydne Rome

Acting

Werner Pochath

Otto

Werner Pochath

Acting

Rudolf Schündler

Oberst Gustav von Przygodski

Rudolf Schündler

Acting

Evelyn Künneke

Frau Aeckerle

Evelyn Künneke

Acting

Karin Hardt

Frau Uexkull

Karin Hardt

Acting

Rainer Hunold

Lothar

Rainer Hunold

Acting

Christiane Maybach

Gilda

Christiane Maybach

Acting

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Max, Cillys Agent

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Acting

Gudrun Genest

Frau Von Putzdorf

Gudrun Genest

Art

Ulrich Bödecker

Mampe-Flasche (uncredited)

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Mircea Krishan

French Mayor (uncredited)

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Acting

Dietrich Frauboes

Priest (uncredited)

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Acting

Ursula Heyer

Greta (uncredited)

Ursula Heyer

Acting

Lotti Huber

Frau Aeckerles Freundin (uncredited)

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Acting

Klaus Jepsen

Bottle Dispatcher (uncredited)

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Acting

Arno Jürging

Lynne (uncredited)

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Acting

Alice Kessler

Dancer (uncredited)

Alice Kessler

Acting

Ellen Kessler

Dancer (uncredited)

Ellen Kessler

Acting

Y Sa Lo

Carolin (uncredited)

Y Sa Lo

Acting

Lola Luigi

Passantin (uncredited)

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Acting

Günter Meisner

Betrunkener Arbeiter (uncredited)

Günter Meisner

Directing

Wieland Speck

Blond Gigolo (uncredited)

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Charles Hans Vogt

Toni (uncredited)

Charles Hans Vogt

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