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Business for Pleasure

Business for Pleasure

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Business for Pleasure

"An offer she couldn't refuse... Desire beyond control."

1997

1h 30m

3.7(3 votes)

TV Movie

Drama

Overview

A voyeuristic tycoon orchestrates a risky, passion-charged triangle between himself, his right-hand man, and a beautiful executive. Another classy, erotic production from Zalman King

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Caron Bernstein

Caron Bernstein

Isabel

Gary Stretch

Gary Stretch

Rolf

Joanna Pacula

Joanna Pacula

Anna

Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

Alexander Schutter

Barbara McEly

Ruth

Hermann Schmid

David Raimes

Virág Kiss

Pamela

Pia Baresch

Pia Baresch

Julia Raimes

Natascha Tagunoff

Elizabeth Raimes

Creative team

Directed by: Rafael Eisenman
Written by: Zalman King
Produced by: Anatoly Fradis
Zalman King

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