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UNITED STATES · 1979

Saint Jack

Peter Bogdanovich
New Hollywood American hustlers abroad CIA operations sex work and exploitation Cold War era politics pursuit of wealth
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Synopsis

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.

Year1979
CountryUnited States
DirectorPeter Bogdanovich
MovementNew Hollywood
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