Just A Gigolo Corgi, London, 1979 The blurb on the back:
BERLIN IN THE 1920s ... The book: A novelization of Joshua Sinclair & Ennio de Concini's screenplay, which in turn came from a story by Sinclair. The film: The directing debut of 1960s actor David Hemmings, who demonstrated that quite possibly he was just a pretty face. The role: Bowie plays an aristocratic Prussian officer named Paul von Pryzgodsky - a stiff, formal man portrayed in a stiff, formal manner. The co-stars: Two German screen legends - Marlene Dietrich and Curt Jurgens - make their final big-screen appearances, alongside another veteran, Kim Novak, who was coming near the end of her career. Most memorable image: Bowie with a pig under his arm. Star rating from the Radio Times Guide to Films: Star rating from the Blockbuster Guide to Movies and Videos: Star rating from the Virgin Film Guide: Trivia: Just A Gigolo was, at the time, the most expensive German movie ever. It was not necessarily the best.
DAVID BOWIE'S FILM CAREER IN BOOKS
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