"She's made of bullets, sin & bathtub gin!"

1979

1h 33m

5.6(48 votes)

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Crime

Romance

Drama

Overview

A farm girl's life turns upside down after she moves to Chicago and becomes trapped in a vicious cycle of prostitution and crime.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Pamela Sue Martin

Polly Franklin

Robert Conrad

John Dillinger

Louise Fletcher

Anna Sage

Robert Hogan

Jake Lingle

Laurie Heineman

Rose Shimkus

Glenn Withrow

Eddie

Rod Gist

Pinetop

Peter Hobbs

Pops Geissler

Christopher Lloyd

Frognose

Dick Miller

Patek

Creative team

Directed by: Lewis Teague
Written by: John Sayles
Produced by: Julie Corman

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