The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
1h 43m
Running Time
October 12, 1972Release Date
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
1h 43m
Running Time
October 12, 1972Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.
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Cast & Crew.
Jack Nicholson
David Staebler
Bruce Dern
Jason Staebler
Ellen Burstyn
Sally
Julia Anne Robinson
Jessica
Scatman Crothers
Lewis
Charles LaVine
Grandfather
Arnold Williams
Rosko
John P. Ryan
Surtees
Sully Boyar
Lebowitz
Josh Mostel
Frank
William Pabst
Bidlack
Bob Rafelson
Director
Garry Goodrow
Nervous Man
Jacob Brackman
Writer
Imogene Bliss
Magda
Ann Thomas
Bambi
Tom Overton
Spot Operator / Sound Mixer
László Kovács
Cinematographer
Maxwell Goldberg
Sonny
Van Kirksey
Messenger #1
Tony King
Messenger #2
Jerry Fujikawa
Agura
Conrad Yama
Fujito
Scott Howard
Auctioneer
Henry Foehl
Auctioneer
Frank Hatchett
Dancer
Wyetta Turner
Dancer
Fred Roos
Casting
John F. Link
Editor
Harold Schneider
Producer
James Nelson
Sound Effects
Michael Haley
Second Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 12, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson. The majority of the film is set in a wintry Atlantic City, New Jersey, with cinematography by László Kovács.
The title alludes to the Marven Gardens in Margate, New Jersey, as well as to one of the properties in the Monopoly board game, which was based on the streets of Atlantic City.