Just a Gigolo
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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Cast
30 people
David Bowie
Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Kim Novak
Helga von Kaiserling
Known for
Vertigo
Bell, Book and Candle
Marlene Dietrich
Baroness von Semering
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Shanghai Express
Maria Schell
Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski
Known for
White Nights
Superman
Curd Jürgens
Prince
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Enemy Below
Erika Pluhar
Eva
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The End Is My Beginning
David Hemmings
Captain Hermann Kraft
Known for
Deep Red
Blow-Up
Sydne Rome
Cilly
Known for
What?
Pumaman
Werner Pochath
Otto
Known for
Flatfoot in Africa
Rat Man
Rudolf Schündler
Oberst Gustav von Przygodski
Known for
The Exorcist
Suspiria
Evelyn Künneke
Frau Aeckerle
Known for
Killer Condom
Fox and His Friends
Karin Hardt
Frau Uexkull
Also in
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
Die Wicherts von nebenan
David Hemmings Director · Ennio De Concini Writer Julius Brammer Writer
United States release May 1, 1981 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German
Production
BR
Production
Leguan Film Berlin
Production
Sender Freies Berlin
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · November 16, 1978
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1981
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
December 19, 1980 · Premiere · Atlanta
April 21, 1981 · Premiere · Houston Film Festival
Ireland
April 6, 1979 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 14, 1979 · Theatrical
April 5, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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