Panik im Needle Park (1971)
Drogendealer Bobby hält sich für den "King of Needle Park", wie die Fixer von New York den zwischen Broadway und 72 Street West liegenden Sherman Square nennen, und streift durch "sein" Reich, in dem er jeden zu kennen scheint. Mit seiner Freundin lebt er in sorgloser Gewissheit, Stoff und Geschäft würden nie ausgehen. Als die beiden jedoch selbst drogenabhängig werden, driften sie unaufhaltsam in Sucht und in Beschaffungskriminalität, bis sie sich selbst zerstört haben. The Needle and the Damage Done.
Der Regisseur:
Jerry Schatzberg
Die Autor:
Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne.
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Al Pacino as Bobby |
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Kitty Winn as Helen |
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Alan Vint as Hotch |
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Richard Bright as Hank |
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Kiel Martin as Chico |
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Michael McClanathan as Sonny |
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Warren Finnerty as Sammy |
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Marcia Jean Kurtz as Marcie |
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Raúl Juliá as Marco |
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Angie Ortega as Irene |
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Larry Marshall as Mickey |
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Paul Mace as Whitey |
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Nancy MacKay as Penny |
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Gil Rogers as Robins |
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Joe Santos as DiBono |
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Paul Sorvino as Samuels |
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Arnold Williams as Freddy |
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Vic Ramano as Santo |
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Bryant Fraser as Prep School Boy |
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Dora Weissman as Pawnshop Lady |
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Sully Boyar as Doctor |
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Florence Tarlow as Ward Nurse |
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Rutanya Alda as Admitting Nurse |
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Anthony Palmer as Hotel Clerk |
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Anthony Caso as Drug Addict (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Walker as Prisoner #1 (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jerry Schatzberg | Director |
| Writing | Joan Didion | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Mills | Book |
| Writing | John Gregory Dunne | Screenplay |
| Editing | Evan A. Lottman | Editor |
| Art | Murray P. Stern | Art Direction |
| Camera | Adam Holender | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dominick Dunne | Producer |
| Production | Roger M. Rothstein | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Ynocencio | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phil Naso | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herman Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Nancy Hopton | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Martin Plachter | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Adger W. Cowans | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Edward R. Brown | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Katherine Wenning | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Al Nahmias | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dennis Maitland | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Property Master |
| Lighting | Robert Dolan | Gaffer |
| Directing | Robert Greenhut | First Assistant Director |