Directed by:
Paul WendkosCinematography:
Enzo A. MartinelliComposer:
Nelson RiddleCast:
Lesley Ann Warren, Marc Singer, David Dukes, Barbara Barrie, Raymond Burr, Polly Bergen, Lloyd Haynes, Michael Constantine, Alex Rocco, John Saxon, Jack Weston, Veronica Hamel, Roberta Collins (more)Plots(1)
The formal title for this TV mini-series was Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue, just in case you might mistake it for William Makepeace Thackeray's 79 Park Avenue. Originally presented in three parts, this adaptation of the Robbins best-seller stars Lesley Ann Warren as Marja Fludjicki, a Depression-era tenement girl who is accused of murdering her drunken stepfather. Part One details how Marja's "crime" was justifiable; she'd been raped by the bounder. Parts Two and Three would trace Marja's progress from teenaged prostitute to elegant, high-priced Park Avenue Madam--and mob mistress. Forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution, Marja marries Las Vegas high-roller Ross Savitch (Marc Singer). Ross is bumped off by the Syndicate, leaving Marja in the lurch. Marja rebounds from tragedy to become a federal witness against the Mob. 79 Park Avenue was first telecast on October 16, 17, and 18, 1977. Though all the names are changed, it isn't hard to discern the Bugsy Siegel story in this video equivalent to eating a whole box of chocolates in one sitting. (official distributor synopsis)
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David Dukes
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