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Compelling character study, revolving around Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. He dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury. Savvy but not unsavory he strikes up a friendship with William Leigh (Denholm Elliot), a genial and decent auditor who travels to Singapore every year. Ultimately, the background of the Vietnam War comes into the picture as Jack is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
1972. Italian-American Jack Flowers from Buffalo, New York is currently living in Singapore. He is wise to the streets of the city, as although he officially, for visa purposes, works as a gopher for Hing and Little Hing in their business, he makes most of his money as a pimp and running an associated whorehouse. With a strong moral code, he has a heart of gold in giving the proverbial shirt off his back to most he knows, most in return loving him: he has an easy rapport with men, while women would easily fall into bed with him in knowing he would treat them with respect. One of those new friends is British national William Leigh, the accountant sent from the head office in Hong Kong to audit Hing and Little Hings books. Their friendship is borne out of mutual respect, as, upon their initial encounter, William, while not prudish, had no want or expectation for a freebie from Jack in any of his girls. Seemingly the only enemies he has in town are a Chinese triad in being competition to the services he provides, which makes his existence in Singapore tenuous in they doing whatever to dissuade him from being in the business. With pressure from the triad, Jack will be able to test that moral code in meeting well connected Singapore-based American Eddie Schuman, those connections which may provide Jack with opportunity, some not always up to that moral code.
Ben Gazzara
Jack Flowers
Denholm Elliott
William Leigh
James Villiers
Frogget
Joss Ackland
Yardley
Rodney Bewes
Smale
Mark Kingston
Yates
Lisa Lu
Mrs. Yates
Monika Subramaniam
Monika
Judy Lim
Judy
George Lazenby
Senator
Peter Bogdanovich
Eddie Schuman
Joseph Noël
Gopi
Kian Bee Ong
Hing
Yan Meng Tan
Little Hing
Andrew Chua
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Peter Pang
Triad Gang Member
Ronald Ng
Triad Gang Member
Teow Keng Seow
Triad Gang Member
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