CinemaOSMovie · 1970 · 1h 45m · R

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

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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.

Directed byJerry Schatzberg

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
December 16, 1970
Studios
Universal PicturesJerrold Schatzberg ProductionsNewman-Foreman Company

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Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Jerry Schatzberg
Jerry Schatzberg
Written by
Carole Eastman
Jerry Schatzberg
Jerry Schatzberg
Produced by
John Foreman

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