Slaves of New York
Mar 18 1989
•2h 4m
•Drama
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion while hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rent, faithless partners, and dead-end careers.
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Bernadette Peters
Eleanor
Chris Sarandon
Victor Okrent
Mary Beth Hurt
Ginger Booth
Madeleine Potter
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