Hinter dem Rampenlicht (1979)
Der Workaholic Joe Gideon lebt seinen Traum: Als Choreograph feiert er am Broadway große Erfolge. Dafür opfert er all seine Zeit den Proben der Shows und seinen Tänzern. Zerrissen zwischen seiner Tochter Michelle, seiner Geliebten Kate und vielen Affären, steigert sich Joe in die Vorbereitungen eines neuen Stücks hinein. Zunehmende Schwächeanfälle ignorierend, rotiert er mithilfe von Medikamenten und eisernem Willen pausenlos weiter - bis ihn kurz vor der Premiere ein Herzinfarkt ans Krankenbett fesselt. Doch selbst im Kampf gegen den Tod ist Joe von seinen Inszenierungen wie besessen.
Der Regisseur: Bob Fosse
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Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon |
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Jessica Lange as Angelique |
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Ann Reinking as Kate Jagger |
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Leland Palmer as Audrey Paris |
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Cliff Gorman as Davis Newman |
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Ben Vereen as O'Connor Flood |
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Erzsebet Foldi as Michelle Gideon |
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Michael Tolan as Dr. Ballinger |
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Max Wright as Joshua Penn |
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William LeMassena as Jonesy Hecht |
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Irene Kane as Leslie Perry |
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Deborah Geffner as Victoria |
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Kathryn Doby as Kathryn |
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Anthony Holland as Paul Dann |
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Robert Hitt as Ted Christopher |
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David Margulies as Larry Goldie |
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Susan Brooks as Stacy |
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Keith Gordon as Young Joe |
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Frankie Man as Comic |
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Alan Heim as Eddie |
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John Lithgow as Lucas Sergeant |
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Sandahl Bergman as Principal Dancer |
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Eileen Casey as Principal Dancer |
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Bruce Anthony Davis as Principal Dancer |
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Gary Flannery as Principal Dancer |
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Jennifer Nairn-Smith as Principal Dancer |
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Danny Ruvolo as Principal Dancer |
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Leland Schwantes as Principal Dancer |
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John Sowinski as Principal Dancer |
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Candace Tovar as Principal Dancer |
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Rima Vetter as Principal Dancer |
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Trudy Carson as Fan Dancer |
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Mary Sue Finnerty as Fan Dancer |
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Lesley Kingley as Fan Dancer |
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P.J. Mann as Fan Dancer / Menage Partner |
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Cathy Rice as Fan Dancer |
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Sonja Stuart as Fan Dancer |
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Terri Treas as Fan Dancer |
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Ralph E. Berntsen as Rock Band Drums |
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Jan Flato as Rock Band Keyboard |
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John Paul Fetta as Rock Band Bass |
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Andy Schwartz as Rock Band Guitar |
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Robert Levine as Dr. Hyman |
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Phil Friedman as Murray Nathan |
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Stephen Strimpell as Alvin Rackmil |
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Leonard Drum as Insurance Man |
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Eugene Troobnick as Insurance Doctor |
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Jules Fisher as Himself |
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Ben Masters as Dr. Garry |
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Cathie Shirriff as Nurse Briggs |
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Joanna Merlin as Nurse Pierce |
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Leah Ayres as Nurse Capobianco |
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Nancy Beth Bird as Nurse Bates |
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Harry Agress as Resident MD |
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CCH Pounder as Nurse Blake |
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Tito Goya as Attendant |
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Tiger Haynes as Porter |
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Lotte Palfi Andor as Old Woman |
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K.C. Townsend as Stripper |
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Marinka as Stripper |
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Rita Bennett as Stripper |
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Gary Bayer as Intern |
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Wayne Carson as Assistant Stage Manager |
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Kerry Casserly as Dancer Backstage |
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Judi Passeltiner as Dancer Backstage |
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Steve Elmore as Cast of NY/LA |
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Nicole Fosse as Dancer |
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Vicki Frederick as Menage Partner |
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Minnie Gaster as Script Supervisor |
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Michael Green as Clapper Boy |
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Bruce MacCallum as Clapper Boy |
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Joyce Ellen Hill as Nurse Collins |
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I.M. Hobson as Cast of NY/LA |
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Edith Kramer as Manager, Rehersal Studio |
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Barbara McKinley as Diane |
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Mary McCarty as Cast of NY/LA |
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Theresa Merritt as Cast of NY/LA |
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Gavin Moses as Apprentice Editor |
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Mary Mon Toy as Dietician |
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Wallace Shawn as Assistant Insurance Man |
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Jacqueline Solotar as Autograph Seeker |
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Sloane Shelton as Mother |
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Sammy Smith as Cast of NY/LA |
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Arnold Gross as Pianist |
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Terry Alexander as Hospital Orderly (uncredited) |
| Art | Gary J. Brink | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Robert Alan Aurthur | Writer |
| Production | Kenneth Utt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Ritzer | Casting |
| Production | Robert Alan Aurthur | Executive Producer |
| Production | Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Production | Daniel Melnick | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Bob Fosse | Director |
| Writing | Bob Fosse | Writer |
| Editing | Alan Heim | Editor |
| Art | Edward Stewart | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Crew | Bob Fosse | Choreographer |
| Production | Kenneth Utt | Production Manager |
| Camera | Giuseppe Rotunno | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fern Buchner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romaine Greene | Hairstylist |
| Art | Tony Walton | Production Design |
| Art | Philip Rosenberg | Production Design |