Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo (1978)
Berlin in den Goldenen Zwanzigern. In das halbseidene Etablissement der Baroness von Semering platzt der preußische Offizier Paul von Pryzgodski. Enttäuscht vom überraschenden Kriegsende, das seine Hoffnungen auf Ruhm und Heldentum begraben hat, versucht er nun in den Wirren der Weimarer Republik Fuß zu fassen. Doch nicht nur seine Karrierepläne, auch seine privaten Beziehungen scheitern. Paul gibt die letzte Schranke des persönlichen Widerstandes auf und wird zum Gigolo. Seine Verletzlichkeit macht ihn anziehend für Frauen. Doch sein Spiel mit dem Feuer und der Dekadenz ist nicht von Dauer…
Der Regisseur: David Hemmings
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David Bowie as Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski |
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Kim Novak as Helga von Kaiserling |
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Marlene Dietrich as Baroness von Semering |
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Maria Schell as Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski |
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Curd Jürgens as Prince |
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Erika Pluhar as Eva |
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David Hemmings as Captain Hermann Kraft |
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Sydne Rome as Cilly |
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Werner Pochath as Otto |
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Rudolf Schündler as Oberst Gustav von Przygodski |
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Evelyn Künneke as Frau Aeckerle |
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Karin Hardt as Frau Uexkull |
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Rainer Hunold as Lothar |
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Christiane Maybach as Gilda |
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Reinhard Kolldehoff as Max, Cillys Agent |
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Gudrun Genest as Frau Von Putzdorf |
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Ulrich Bödecker as Mampe-Flasche (uncredited) |
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Mircea Krishan as French Mayor (uncredited) |
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Dietrich Frauboes as Priest (uncredited) |
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Ursula Heyer as Greta (uncredited) |
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Lotti Huber as Frau Aeckerles Freundin (uncredited) |
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Klaus Jepsen as Bottle Dispatcher (uncredited) |
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Arno Jürging as Lynne (uncredited) |
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Alice Kessler as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Ellen Kessler as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Y Sa Lo as Carolin (uncredited) |
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Lola Luigi as Passantin (uncredited) |
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Günter Meisner as Betrunkener Arbeiter (uncredited) |
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Wieland Speck as Blond Gigolo (uncredited) |
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Charles Hans Vogt as Toni (uncredited) |
| Writing | Julius Brammer | Writer |
| Directing | David Hemmings | Director |
| Sound | Günther Fischer | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Irving Caesar | Writer |
| Editing | Siegrun Jäger | Editor |
| Editing | Alfred Srp | Editor |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Writer |
| Writing | Ted Rose | Story |
| Production | Rolf Thiele | Producer |
| Camera | Charly Steinberger | Director of Photography |