Synopsis
Based on Gail Sheehy's book, this film chronicles how a reporter for a New York City magazine decided to investigate the city's prostitution industry to find out just who was making all the money. What she found out caused a firestorm of controversy--that many of the city's richest and most powerful families and corporations benefited directly and indirectly from the illegal sex business.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph SargentDirector
- Fay KaninWriter
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lee RemickFran Morrison
- Jill ClayburghWanda
- Monte MarkhamOrin Dietrich
- Alex RoccoSwifty
- Melanie MayronDee Dee
- Beverly Hope AtkinsonGiselle
- Dick O'NeillKeogh
- Burt YoungGustavino
- Paul BenedictLester Traube
- John Sylvester WhiteGeist
- Allan MillerHarold Levine
- Burke ByrnesBus Driver
Themes
new york cityprostitutecorruptionjournalismviceprostitutionexposé