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Sam's Song is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 january 1969 with Robert De Niro
Sam's Song (1969)
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Add to a movie listSam's Song is a 1969 drama film starring Robert De Niro. It was directed by John Broderick and John Shade.
A political film-maker finds himself in Long Island for a weekend where he finds himself entangled with a high-living, jet set crowd. At first it is exciting, but soon he finds himself disillusioned by their shallowness. The film contains an early performance by Robert De Niro. Footage from Sam's Song was later re-edited into a completely different film, known as both The Swap and Line of Fire, in which a man investigates the death of his brother (released 1979).
Synopsis
Un réalisateur de films politiques se retrouve à Long Island pour un week-end où il se retrouve mêlé à une foule de gens qui vivent dans la haute société et la jet-set. Au début, c'est excitant, mais il est vite désillusionné par leur superficialité.Actors
Robert De Niro
(Sam Nicoletti)
Jennifer Warren
(Erica Moore)
Terrayne Crawford
(Carole Moore)
Sybil Danning
(Older Erica)
Viva
(Girl with the Hourglass)
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