Movie
The King of Marvin Gardens
Overview
Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.
Details
- Release date
- 1972-10-13
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBS Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as David Staebler
- Bruce Dern as Jason Staebler
- Ellen Burstyn as Sally
- Julia Anne Robinson as Jessica
- Scatman Crothers as Lewis
- Charles LaVine as Grandfather
- John P. Ryan as Surtees
- Sully Boyar as Lebowitz
- Josh Mostel as Frank
- Arnold Williams as Rosko
- William Pabst as Bidlack
- Garry Goodrow as Nervous Man
Crew
- Bob Rafelson - Director
- Jacob Brackman - Writer
- Bob Rafelson - Writer
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