Atlantic City is a 1980 Canadian/French romantic/crime/drama 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.
The film tells the story of a young Canadian woman, Sally Matthews (Susan Sarandon), whose dream for a better life...
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Atlantic City is a 1980 Canadian/French romantic/crime/drama 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.
The film tells the story of a young Canadian woman, Sally Matthews (Susan Sarandon), whose dream for a better life in the gambling business is interrupted by the return of the drug-dealing husband she had left behind, and older Lou Pascal (Burt Lancaster) long a resident of Atlantic City, and how their lives interact and change, both for the better.
Atlantic City was filmed in the United States, but was a co-production between companies based in Canada and France. Aside from Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, and local extras, most of the cast originated from Canada or France.
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