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Atlantic City (1980)

104 min · Crime, Romance Film, crime film, drama film, romance film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend8.2k5.2kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

8.2k02025-09: 7,193 views2025-10: 6,465 views2025-11: 6,995 views2025-12: 5,547 views2026-01: 5,893 views2026-02: 5,186 views2026-03: 5,774 views2026-04: 8,166 views2026-05: 7,653 views2026-06: 5,458 views2026-07: 5,220 views2026-08: 6,869 views
Sep7.2kOct6.5kNov7.0kDec5.5kJan5.9kFeb5.2kMar5.8kApr8.2kMay7.7kJun5.5kJul5.2kAug6.9k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Louis Malle

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet, Moses Znaimer, Angus MacInnes, Sean Sullivan, Wallace Shawn, Harvey Atkin, Norma Dell'Agnese, Louis Del Grande, John McCurry, Eleanor Beecroft, Cec Linder, Sean McCann, Vincent Glorioso, Adèle Chatfield-Taylor, Tony Angelo, Sis Clark, Gennaro Consalvo, Lawrence McGuire, Ann Burns, Marie Burns, Jean Burns, Connie Collins, John Allmond, John J. Burns

The story

Sally Matthews is a young waitress from Saskatchewan, Canada, working at an oyster bar in an Atlantic City casino. She has dreams of becoming a blackjack dealer, going through dealer training under the tutelage of Joseph. Joseph, from France, encourages her to learn French and become a dealer in Monte Carlo.

Catalogue themes and tags

Atlantic City, Drogenhändler, Gaunerpaar, Kokain, Motel, Crime Fiction, Musical, Drama, Romantic drama, Romance Film, New Hollywood

Genres

Crime, Romance Film, crime film, drama film, romance film

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