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The King of Marvin Gardens. 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 ...
The King of Marvin Gardens: Directed by Bob Rafelson. With Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson. A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.
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- Drama
- Bob Rafelson
- 1972-10-13
January 1, 1972. 4 min read. Bob Rafelson’s “The King of Marvin Gardens” is a perversely satisfying movie, it works after going out of its way not to, and a very eccentric one. It backs into its real subject in much the same way that “ Five Easy Pieces “, Rafelson’s previous film, did.
The King of Marvin Gardens. 1972 · 1 hr 44 min. R. Drama. The story of how a man’s get-rich-quick scheme—to build a resort with embezzled money from his mobster boss—ends in tragedy for all involved. Subtitles: English.
- Bob Rafelson
- January 1, 1972
- Jack Nicholson
The King of Marvin Gardens ★★½ 1972 (R) Nicholson stars as a radio personality who prefers to reminisce about his life and family back home rather than play records. When Nicholson returns for a visit he finds brother Dern, king of the get-rich-quick schemers, working for a black crime syndicate.
A young Jack Nicholson plays a DJ lured to a depressed Atlantic City in this rarely revived flawed masterpiece, writes Philip French. Peter Bradshaw. Treat yourself to a re-released gem of the ...
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