Just a Gigolo
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Just a Gigolo

5.0 / 10 1978 2h 27mR German
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

David Bowie

David Bowie

Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski

Lead
Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Helga von Kaiserling

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Baroness von Semering

Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Prince

Erika Pluhar

Erika Pluhar

Eva

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Captain Hermann Kraft

Sydne Rome

Sydne Rome

Cilly

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Hemmings's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Just a Gigolo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker