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Atlantic City movie storyline. Dreams. Becoming an Atlantic City croupier will help Sally realize her dream of going to Monte Carlo, a symbol of the glamorous life that has been evading her since escaping from Saskatchewan a decade ago. Lou dreams that he was a great mobster in the old days. Grace came to Atlantic City for a Betty Grable look-alike contest and stayed to become the wife of a mobster. A brief visit to Atlantic City by Sally’s estranged husband will change the course of the lives of Sally and Lou.
Atlantic City is a 1980 French-Canadian romantic crime film directed by Louis Malle. Filmed in late 1979, it was released in France and Germany in 1980 and in the United States in 1981. The script was written by John Guare. It stars Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli, and Al Waxman.
Atlantic City is among the 41 films to be nominated for all “Big Five” Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay, and one of only eight among this group to not take home a single award.
Atlantic City (1980)
Directed by: Louis Malle
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Norma Dell’Agnese
Screenplay by: John Guare
Production Design by: Anne Pritchard
Cinematography by: Richard Ciupka
Film Editing by: Suzanne Baron
Costume Design by: François Barbeau
Set Decoration by: Gretchen Rau
Music by: Michel Legrand
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: December 19, 1980
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