Movie Description
Atlantic City is a 1980 French-Canadian romantic crime film directed by Louis Malle. Filmed in late 1979, it was released in France and Germany in 1980 and in the United States in 1981. The script was written by John Guare. It stars Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli, and Al Waxman.
Atlantic City was released on December 19, 1980, by Paramount Pictures. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Big Five Academy Awards: Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor (for Lancaster) , Best Actress (for Sarandon) , and Best Original Screenplay , but didn't win in any category. Despite this it was a box office disappointment, grossing $12.7 million against its $7.2 million budget.