The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

Directed by

Bob Rafelson

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers reunite in Atlantic City during a cold winter. One brother gets caught up in the other's grandiose but doomed scheme for a casino resort in Hawaii.

slow-burnbleakmelancholicatmosphericintrospectivewintrytensecharacter-driven

What happens

The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, and Scatman Crothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson. The majority of the film is set in a wintry Atlantic City, New Jersey, with cinematography by László Kovács. The title alludes to the Marven Gardens in Margate, New Jersey, and one of the properties in the Monopoly board game, which was based on the streets of Atlantic City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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