also starring
Susan Sarandon
Lou, an ageing crook with delusions about his past grandeur,
'works' with increasing difficulty in Atlantic
City, USA. By chance he encounters Dave, a hoodlum who has a small fortune in stolen cocaine, and together they decide to push the drug. Unfortunately the original owners have other plans.
Interwoven with this story is the bitter-sweet love affair between Lou and the beautiful Sally, and a haunting portrait of a faded city. Louis Malle 's film has established itself as a classic of the 1980s, and Burt Lancaster gives one of the greatest performances of his distinguished career.
Screenplay by JOHN GUARE Produced by DENIS HEROUX Directed by LOUIS MALLE
* IN THE PICTURE: page 26