Movie
Carnal Knowledge
Overview
Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-06-30
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Jonathan
- Candice Bergen as Susan
- Art Garfunkel as Sandy
- Ann-Margret as Bobbie
- Rita Moreno as Louise
- Cynthia O'Neal as Cindy
- Carol Kane as Jennifer
- Sheri Jackson as Mama
Crew
- Mike Nichols - Director
- Jules Feiffer - Writer
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