Atlantic City (1980 film)

Atlantic City
original movie poster
Directed by	Louis Malle
Written by	John Guare
Produced by	Denis Héroux, John Kemeny
Starring	Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	September 2, 1980
Running time	104 minutes
Language	English
Budget	~ US$7,200,000

For other uses, see Atlantic City (disambiguation).

Atlantic City is a film directed by Louis Malle. It was released in France and Germany in 1980 and in the United States in 1981. The script was written by John Guare.

Plot summary

The film tells the story of a Canadian woman whose dream for a better life in the gambling business is interrupted by the return of the drug-dealing husband she had left behind. It stars Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren and Moses Znaimer.

Awards

The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1980 in a tie with John Cassavetes' Gloria.

Atlantic City was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Burt Lancaster), Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. In 2003 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

External links

• Atlantic City at IMDb