Main Cast: David Bowie, Sydne Rome, Kim Novak, David Hemmings, Maria Schell
Release Year: 1979
Country: WG
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
The West German Just a Gigolo has little to do with the popular song of the same name. Its central character, played by David Bowie, is a World War I-era Prussian aristocrat. Living by his wits throughout Europe, Bowie uses his sexual prowess with beautiful women (and powerful men) to advance himself. The leering lothario eventually comes to grief in the decadent Berlin of the 1920s. We don't know how he did it, but director David Hemmings managed to corral some of the most stellar sex goddesses in film history to play cameos in Just a Gigolo: Kim Novak, Maria Schell, and even Marlene Dietrich. The film was originally released as Schoner Gigolo, Armer Gigolo. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Marlene Dietrich - Baroness von Samering; Curd Jürgens - Prince; Erika Pluhar - Eva; Hilde Weissner - Aunt Hilda; Werner Pochath - Otto; Bela Erny - Von Lipzig; Friedhelm Lehmann - Von Muller; Rainer Hunold - Lothar; Evelyn Kunneke - Frau Aeckerle; Karin Hardt - Frau Uexkull; Gudrun Genest - Frau von Putzdorf; Ursula Heyer - Greta; Christiane Maybach - Gilda; Martin Hirthe - Director; Günter Meisner - Drunken Worker; Peter Schlesinger - First man in bath; René Kolldehoff - Agent; Maria Schneider; Rudolf Schundler - Gustav
Credit
Peter Rothe - Art Director, Herbert F. Schubert - Choreography, Ingrid Zore - Costume Designer, David Hemmings - Director, Maxine Julius - Editor, Fred Srp - Editor, Susan Jaeger - Editor, Alfred Srp. - Editor, Günther Fischer - Composer (Music Score), Charly Steinberger - Cinematographer, Rolf Thiele - Producer, Ennio de Concini - Screenwriter, Joshua Sinclair - Screenwriter
