The King of Marvin Gardens (1972 film)
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The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film directed by Bob Rafelson and starring Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern, exploring the fraught relationship between two brothers involved in a dubious Atlantic City real-estate scheme.
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| The King of Marvin Gardens (1972 film) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
David Staebler – Jack Nicholson
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Jason Staebler – Bruce Dern ⓘ Jessica – Julia Anne Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally – Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | László Kovács NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Bob Rafelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | John F. Link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
brotherhood and betrayal
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risk and speculation in real estate ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Atlantic City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | color ⓘ |
| hasNarration | features radio-style monologues by David Staebler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
David Staebler
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Jason Staebler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
disillusionment with the American Dream
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failed dreams ⓘ family conflict ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bill Conti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | fraught relationship between two brothers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | New Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two estranged brothers in Atlantic City become involved in a dubious real-estate scheme, exposing tensions in their relationship. ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Rafelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBS Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-10-12 (approximate U.S. release) ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 103 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bob Rafelson
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Jacob Brackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Atlantic City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce Dern
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Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Anne Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Scatman Crothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1970s ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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