Pulp (1972)

11/01/1972Mystery, Crime, Drama1h 35m
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Write it. Live it. But try not to be it.

Overview

A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Michael Caine

    Mickey King

  2. Cast 1

    Mickey Rooney

    Preston Gilbert

  3. Cast 1

    Lionel Stander

    Ben Dinuccio

  4. Cast 1

    Lizabeth Scott

    Princess Betty Cippola

  5. Cast 1

    Nadia Cassini

    Liz Adams

  6. Cast 1

    Dennis Price

    The Englishman

  7. Cast 1

    Al Lettieri

    Miller

  8. Cast 1

    Leopoldo Trieste

    Marcovic

  9. Cast 1

    Amerigo Tot

    Partisan

Despite an half decent cast, Michael Caine ("King") just can't carry this and after about fifteen minutes, once we have established the premiss, it all just falls into a well trammelled line of mediocrity. He is a sort of penny dreadful style of author, who is offered the opportunity to write the biography of former Hollywood star "Preston Gilbert" (Mickey Rooney) at his Maltese home. Once there, he soon appreciates that his employer is the target of an assassin working for some mobsters. Suffice to say, he doesn't remain a target for long - and it falls to "King" to stay alive himself, whilst...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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