The King of Marvin Gardens

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American drama film film

The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film directed by Bob Rafelson, known for its melancholic tone and exploration of fractured family relationships and failed dreams in Atlantic City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American drama film →
film →
basedOn original screenplay →
cinematographer László Kovács →
colorProcess color →
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: United States
depicts decline of Atlantic City →
director Bob Rafelson →
distributor Columbia Pictures →
editor John F. Link NERFINISHED →
featuresCharacter David Staebler NERFINISHED →
Jason Staebler →
filmingLocation Atlantic City →
genre drama film →
independent film →
hasCultFollowing true →
hasNarrationBy Jack Nicholson →
hasPosterArtBy John Solie →
hasTone melancholic →
mainTheme failed dreams →
fractured family relationships →
medium 35 mm film →
musicBy Bill Conti →
narrativeFocus relationship between two brothers →
originalLanguage English →
partOf New Hollywood →
surface form: New Hollywood cinema
portrays disillusionment with the American Dream →
producer Bob Rafelson →
productionCompany BBS Productions →
releaseDate 1972-10-12 →
releaseYear 1972 →
runtimeMinutes 103 →
screenwriter Jacob Brackman →
settingLocation Atlantic City →
starring Bruce Dern →
Ellen Burstyn →
Jack Nicholson →
Julia Anne Robinson →
Scatman Crothers →
timePeriodOfSetting early 1970s →

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