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Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

1970•1h 45m•6.4/10
Drama

Ratings

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6.4/10(30)

Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York, her stressful workdays, her affair with Mark, an advertising executive, her friendship with photographer Aaron, and her downward spiral into ruin.

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Production

Universal Pictures, Jerrold Schatzberg Productions, Newman-Foreman Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Lou Andreas Sand

Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Aaron Reinhardt

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Paula Galba

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Dr Galba

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Mark

Ruth Jackson

Barbara Casey

John Heffernan

John Heffernan

Dr. Sherman

Sydney Walker

Sydney Walker

Psychiatrist

Clark Burckhalter

Davy Bright

Shirley Rich

Peggy McCavage

Emerick Bronson

Falco

Jane Hallaren

Jane Hallaren

Joan

Susan Willis

Susan Willis

Neighbor

Barbara Carrera

Barbara Carrera

T.J. Brady

Sam Schacht

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