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Saint Jack (1979) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
115 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Peter Bogdanovich

Written By:
Peter Bogdanovich
Howard Sackler

Actors:
Ben Gazzara ..... Jack Flowers
Denholm Elliott ..... William Leigh
Joss Ackland ..... Yardley
Cheong Ah Lew ..... Triad Driver
Bridgit Ang ..... Bridgit
Elizabeth Ang ..... Shirley
Lily Ang ..... Lily
Cecilia Arriola ..... Nina
Nina Bagharib ..... G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Michael Barron ..... Jimmy Khoo
Teo Bee Hui ..... Smale
Rodney Bewes ..... Eddie Schuman
Peter Bogdanovich ..... Australian Customer
Len Burke ..... Andrew
Andrew Chua ..... Houston
Chris Cooigan ..... G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Gibson Del ..... Nancy
Driawan ..... Col. Gunstone
Col. L.T. Firbank ..... G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Barry Gaines ..... Wichita Falls
Prentice Gaines ..... Raffles Bellboy
P. Ganesan ..... Harry, Tattooist
H.C. Goh ..... Triad Tattooist
K.M. Goh ..... G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Richard Goodman ..... Bob, Prince's Manager
Osman Jailani ..... Yates
Mark Kingston ..... Esther's Crony
Doreen Kiong ..... Esther's Crony
Nancy Koh ..... Senator
David Lazenby ..... Harmonium Player
George Lazenby ..... Judy
Brian Leonard ..... Ling Ling
Judy Lim ..... Rosie
Mary Lim ..... Stanley
Juliana Loi ..... Raffles Desk Clerk
Charles M. Longbottom ..... Mrs. Yates
Goh Luck Kwang ..... Swastika Girl
Lisa Lu ..... Marvin
Mary Lwee ..... G.P.O. Postal Clerk
Keith Masavage ..... G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Teo Mui Hwa ..... Triad gang member
Richard Newberry ..... Sonny

Synopsis:

Easygoing expatriate Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara) makes his living in early-1970s Singapore legally and illegally looking after the needs of American and British businessmen, such as the mild-mannered William Leigh (Denholm Elliott). With his gift for putting clients and girls at ease, Jack opens a successful brothel, but pressure from local mobsters soon puts him out of business. Ever the survivor, he starts working for the shady, Cuban-cigar-smoking Eddie Schuman (Bogdanovich) as a pimp for GIs on breaks from Vietnam. But Jack's conscience starts to dog him when Schuman hires him to take compromising pictures of a visiting Senator (George Lazenby). Adapted by Bogdanovich, Howard O. Sackler, and Paul Theroux from Theroux's novel, Saint Jack offers a pimp with a heart of gold, who is less an ugly colonial American abroad than an outsider trying to make the best of a bad situation. Shooting on location in Singapore, cinematographer Robby Müller lends an appropriately gritty look to the matter-of-fact narrative. With restrained and forceful performances by Gazzara and Elliott, Saint Jack was something of a succès d'estime for the embattled Bogdanovich, winning the Italian Journalist Award for Best Film at the 1979 Venice Film Festival. It remains an affecting and unsung character study of a man's desire to forge a reasonably honorable life in a dishonorable profession.

An Italian American, Johnny Flowers (Ben Gazzara, in one of his most memorable roles) fulfils his dream of opening a whorehouse in Singapore during the final years of the Vietnam War. A street-savvy hustler, Johnny is inevitably caught up in the seamy and seedy Singapore underworld. Described by Roger Ebert as 'a revelation', Saint Jack is a fine character study driven by Gazzara's charisma and a subtle, suspenseful plot.

Compelling character study, revolving around Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), an American hustler trying…

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