Saint Jack (1979)

  • R
  • 04/27/1979 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 55m

"People make love for so many crazy reasons-- why shouldn't money be one of them?" - The Gospel According To Saint Jack

Overview

Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.

Peter Bogdanovich

Screenplay, Director

Paul Theroux

Novel, Screenplay

Howard Sackler

Screenplay

Cast

Ben Gazzara's headshot

Ben Gazzara

Jack Flowers
Denholm Elliott's headshot

Denholm Elliott

William Leigh
James Villiers's headshot

James Villiers

Frogget
Joss Ackland's headshot

Joss Ackland

Yardley
Rodney Bewes's headshot

Rodney Bewes

Smale
Mark Kingston's headshot

Mark Kingston

Yates
Lisa Lu's headshot

Lisa Lu

Mrs. Yates
Monika Subramaniam's headshot

Monika Subramaniam

Monika

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