Saint Jack (1979)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.602 |
Directed By
Peter Bogdanovich
Crew
Peter Bogdanovich
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
Peter Bogdanovich
Howard Sackler
Elizabeth Gazzara
Richard Chew
Lisa Lu
George Morfogen
David Ng
William C. Carruth
Robby Müller
Roger Corman
Edward L. Rissien
Sally Tunnicliffe
Graham Freeborn
Agnes D. Chia
Hugh Hefner
Lucius Wong
TOP CAST
Ben Gazzara
Jack Flowers
Denholm Elliott
William Leigh
James Villiers
Frogget
Joss Ackland
Yardley
Rodney Bewes
Smale
Mark Kingston
Yates
Lisa Lu
Mrs. Yates
Monika Subramaniam
Monika
Judy Lim
Judy
George Lazenby
Senator
Peter Bogdanovich
Eddie Schuman
Joseph Noël
Gopi
Kian Bee Ong
Hing
Yan Meng Tan
Little Hing
Andrew Chua
Andrew (Taxi Driver)
Ronald Ng
Triad Gang Member
Peter Pang
Triad Gang Member
Teow Keng Seow
Triad Gang Member
Ken Wolinski
Australian Businessman
Peter Tay
Mike (Prince's Desk Clerk)
Osman Zailani
Bob (Prince's Manager)
Elizabeth Ang
Shirley
S.M. Sim
Mr. Tan
Choh Poh Hin
Wally
Charles M. Longbottom
Stanley ("George Milton")
Sonny Ng
Sonny
Bridgit Ang
Bridgit
Lily Ang
Lily
Diana Voon
Mammy
Oggi
Djamila
L.T. Firbank
Col. Gunstone
Elsie Quah
Esther
Nancy Koh
Esther's Cronie
Doreen Kiong
Esther's Cronie
Bill Snorgrass
Floyd
Kitty Ooi
Wong May
Driawan
Nancy
Salem Sanwan
Yusof
H.J. Zaccheus
Ganapathy (Gatekeeper)
Teo Bee Hui
Jimmy Khoo (Cook)
Mary Lim
Ling Ling
Mel Sophian
"Swastika" Man
Mary Lwee
"Swastika" Girl
Len Burke
Australian Customer
Keith Masavage
Marvin
Chris Corrigan
"Houston"
Beau John Owens
"Memphis"
Prentice Gaines
"Wichita Falls"
Sally Tunnicliffe
Katie Horner
Goh Luck Kwang
Raffles Desk Clerk
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