Just a Gigolo (1978)

Original title

Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo

Directed by

Charlotte Läuffer-Roll, David Hemmings

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns from World War I to a fractured Berlin and struggles to find his place. He drifts into working as a gigolo for wealthy women. The film follows his attempts to survive in a society changed by the war.

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What happens

Just a Gigolo (German: Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo, lit. 'Beautiful Gigolo, Poor Gigolo') is a 1978 West German drama film directed by David Hemmings and starring David Bowie. Set in post-World War I Berlin, it also features Sydne Rome, Kim Novak and Marlene Dietrich in her final film role. The film was panned by critics and audiences; this led Bowie to quip that it was "my 32 Elvis Presley movies rolled into one". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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