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Saint Jack

1979·1h 52m·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
3,323 votes
Metascore
57
Metacritic

Jack Flowers, an American hustler in early-1970s Singapore, dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel and returning to the States to live a life of luxury.

Saint Jack is a 1979 drama movie directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring James Villiers, Joss Ackland, Denholm Elliott. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 3,323 votes and runs 1h 52m.

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Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Stars
James Villiers
Joss Ackland
Denholm Elliott
Ben Gazzara
Details
1979-12-05
112 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Cantonese, Dutch, French, Italian
Keywords
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