Cafe Society is a 1995 American mystery film directed and written by Raymond De Felitta and starring Frank Whaley, Peter Gallagher, Lara Flynn Boyle, and John Spencer.[1] This movie is based on a true story covered in the national press.
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| Directed by | Raymond De Felitta |
| Written by | Raymond De Felitta |
| Produced by | Steve Alexander Elan Sassoon Carl Colpaert |
| Starring | Frank Whaley Peter Gallagher Lara Flynn Boyle John Spencer |
| Cinematography | Michael Mayers |
| Edited by | Suzy Elmiger |
| Music by | Christopher Guardino |
Production company | Cineville |
| Distributed by | Cineville |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn 1952, New York society playboy Mickey Jelke inherits a large sum of money. He spends his nights out in Manhattan, indulging Broadway bars and in the company of prostitutes and pimps. Unwittingly, Mickey is accused of running a prostitution ring by an unscrupulous undercover cop, aided by Mickey's girlfriend Patricia. He soon becomes embroiled in shadowy web of political exploitation and scandal.
Cast
edit- Frank Whaley as Mickey Jelke
- Peter Gallagher as Jack Kale
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Pat Ward
- John Spencer as Ray Davioni
- Anna Levine as Erica Steele
- Christopher Murney as Frank Frustinsky
- Paul Guilfoyle as Anthony Liebler
- Richard B. Shull as Samuel Segal
- David Patrick Kelly as J. Roland Sala
- Cynthia Watros as Dianne Harris
References
edit- ^ "Director De Felitta opens his own 'Cafe'". Variety. July 14, 1997. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
External links
edit- Cafe Society at IMDb
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