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THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS

THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS
by Bob Rafelson
Country: USA
Year: 1972
Duration: 103'


In the board game Monopoly, Marvin Gardens is the most expensive property, the one everyone wants to own. Marven Gardens is also a residential area of Atlantic City, the setting for the story of two brothers: Jason, an oddball swindler, and David, a radio personality in Philadelphia. Bruce Dern and Jack Nicholson in a precise account of family ties and incompatibilities, in a world where everything is up for grabs. And people lose.

Biography

film director

Bob Rafelson

Bob Rafelson (New York, NY, Usa, 1933).

FILMOGRAFIA

Head (Sogni perduti - Head, 1968), Five Easy Pieces (Cinque pezzi facili, 1970), The King of Marvin Gardens (Il re dei giardini di Marvin, 1972), Stay Hungry (Un autentico campione, 1976), The Postman Always Rings Twice (Il postino suona sempre due volte, 1981), Black Widow (La vedova nera, 1987), Mountains of the Moon (Le montagne della luna, 1990), Man Trouble (La gatta e la volpe, 1992), Blood & Wine (id., 1996), Poodle Springs (Marlowe - Omicidio a Poodle Springs, tv, 1998), No Good Deed (Inganni svelati - No Good Deed, 2002).

Cast

& Credits

REGIA, PRODUTTORE
Bob Rafelson
SOGGETTO
Bob Rafelson, Jacob Brackman
SCENEGGIATURA
Jacob Brackman
FOTOGRAFIA
László Kovács
MONTAGGIO
John F. Link
SCENOGRAFIA
Toby Carr Rafelson
SUONO
James Nelson, Tom Overton
INTERPRETI E PERSONAGGI
Jack Nicholson (David Staebler), Bruce Dern (Jason Staebler), Ellen Burstyn (Sally), Julia Anne Robinson (Jessica), Scatman Crothers (Lewis), John P. Ryan (Surtees)
PRODUZIONE
BBS Productions
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