Fegefeuer der Eitelkeiten (1990)
Börsenmakler Sherman McCoy hat alles, was er sich wünscht: Ein riesiges Haus, Anerkennung, eine reizende Familie und seine attraktive Geliebte Maria Ruskin. Doch eines Nachts verfahren er und Maria sich. Sie landen in einem Ghetto, wo sie einigen jungen Schwarzen begegnen. Bei diesem Kontakt verliert Maria die Nerven und fährt einen der jungen Leute über den Haufen. Da Sherman als Fahrer verdächtigt wird, stürzt sich die Klatschpresse ohne Gnade auf den armen Spekulanten, allen voran der abgewrackte Reporter Peter Fallow. Als mehrere Interessengruppen versuchen den Fall für ihre Ziele zu nutzen, beginnt ein rapider Abstieg für den gebeutelten Sherman...
Der Regisseur:
Brian De Palma
Der Autor:
Michael Cristofer
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Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy |
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Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow |
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Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin |
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Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy |
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Saul Rubinek as Jed Kramer |
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Morgan Freeman as Judge Leonard White |
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John Hancock as Reverend Bacon |
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Kevin Dunn as Tom Killian |
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Clifton James as Albert Fox |
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Louis Giambalvo as Ray Andruitti |
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Barton Heyman as Det. Martin |
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Norman Parker as Det. Goldberg |
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Donald Moffat as Mr. McCoy |
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Alan King as Arthur Ruskin |
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Beth Broderick as Caroline Heftshank |
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Kurt Fuller as Pollard Browning |
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Adam LeFevre as Rawlie Thorpe |
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Richard Libertini as Ed Rifkin |
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Andre Gregory as Aubrey Buffing |
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Mary Alice as Annie Lamb |
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Robert Stephens as Sir Gerald Moore |
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Marjorie Monaghan as Evelyn Moore |
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Rita Wilson as P.R. Woman |
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Kirsten Dunst as Campbell McCoy |
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Troy Winbush as Roland Auburn |
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Patrick Malone as Henry Lamb |
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Emmanuel Xuereb as Filippo Chirazzi |
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Scotty Bloch as Sally Rawthrote |
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Hansford Rowe as Leon Bavardage |
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Elizabeth Owens as Inez Bavardage |
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Malachy McCourt as Tony - Doorman |
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John Eric Bentley as Bill - Doorman |
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William Clark as Eddie - Doorman |
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Jeff Brooks as Bondsman |
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Brennan McKay as Bondsman |
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Don McManus as Bondsman |
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James Lally as Bondsman |
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Marcia Mitzman Gaven as Bondsman |
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William Woodson as Gene Lopwitz (voice) |
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Nelson Vasquez as Pimp |
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Fanni Green as Prostitute |
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Roy Milton Davis as Latino |
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Shiek Mahmud-Bey as Lockwood |
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Stewart J. Zully as Court Clerk |
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Helen Stenborg as Mrs. McCoy |
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Timothy Jenkins as Billy Cortez |
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Sam Sorbo as Fox's Assistant |
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Vito D'Ambrosio as Intercom Man |
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Paul Bates as Buck |
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Camryn Manheim as Poe Picketer |
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J.D. Wyatt as Poe Picketer |
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Eyde Byrde as Poe Picketer |
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David Lipman as Poe Picketer |
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George Merritt as Poe Picketer |
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Kirk Taylor as Aide |
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Richard Belzer as Television Producer |
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Oliver Dixon as Lawyer |
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George Plimpton as Well Wisher |
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Connie Sawyer as Ruskin Family Member |
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F. Murray Abraham as D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited) |
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Sharmagne Leland-St. John as Woman in Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Terry Farrell as Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited) |
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Geraldo Rivera as Robert Corso (uncredited) |
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John Blyth Barrymore as Restaurant Manager (uncredited) |
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Ted Otis as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Renna Bartlett as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Debbie Lee Carrington as Crying Midget (uncredited) |
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Dave Droge as Bond Floor Trader (uncredited) |
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Cynthia Elane as Court Officer (uncredited) |
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Sarah Essex as (uncredited) |
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Gary Jones as Waiter in Elevator (uncredited) |
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Doris McCarthy as Park Avenue Lady (uncredited) |
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Michael Merton as DMV Informant (uncredited) |
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Jack Mulcahy as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
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Denise Nelan as Attorney (uncredited) |
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Kariim Ratcliff as Photographer (uncredited) |
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John Reidy as Broker (uncredited) |
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Joey Sontz as Courtroom Extra (uncredited) |
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Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres as Ruskin Family Member (uncredited) |
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Curt Truman as Head Waiter (uncredited) |
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Ron Turek as Trial Attendant (uncredited) |
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Clinton H. Wallace as Latino Kid (uncredited) |
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Judith Burke as French Restaurant Patron |
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Adina Winston as Female Guest |
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Barry Michlin as Funeral Director |
| Writing | Tom Wolfe | Novel |
| Editing | Bill Pankow | Editor |
| Editing | Beth Jochem Besterveld | Editor |
| Writing | Michael Cristofer | Screenplay |
| Editing | David Ray | Editor |
| Directing | Brian De Palma | Director |
| Production | Peter Guber | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jon Peters | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Production | Brian De Palma | Producer |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Eric Schwab | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Christine Forsyth-Peters | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert J. Anderson | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Designer |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Camera | David James | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Jeff Okabayashi | Second Second Assistant Director |