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Pleasure Palace
Where a Cut of the Cards Decides Everyone's Fate
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Overview
Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from losing his controlling interest to a business syndicate but finds his reputation is on the line when he runs into a mystery lady who seems to operate on both sides of the law.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1980-10-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4.333
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Omar Sharif
Louie Lefevre
Hope Lange
Madelaine Calvert
José Ferrer
'Pokey'
J.D. Cannon
Howland
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Benny Marfo
Victoria Principal
Patti Flynn
Teddi Siddall
Bobby
John Fujioka
Ito
Alexander Zale
Hussein
Chuck Hicks
Dietrich
Peggy Ryan
Elderly Woman
Alan King
Himself (uncredited)
David Burton
Brech
Eddie Sherman
Schroeder
George LaForge
French Croupier
Red McIlvaine
Guard
Karl Schrom
German Croupier
Maggie Peterson
First Woman
Cathleen Cordell
English Woman
Ted Monson
English Croupier
William Lally
English Husband
Joseph Bernard
Starkey
Dyanne Thorne
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