The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens
Directed byBob Rafelson
Screenplay byJacob Brackman
Story byJacob Brackman
Bob Rafelson
Produced byBob Rafelson
StarringJack Nicholson
Bruce Dern
Ellen Burstyn
Julia Ann Robinson
Benjamin "Scatman" Crothers
CinematographyLászló Kovács
Edited byJohn F. Link
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 12, 1972 (1972-10-12)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]

The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson. The majority of the film is set in a wintry Atlantic City, New Jersey, with cinematography by László Kovács.

The title alludes to the Marven Gardens in Margate, New Jersey, and one of the properties in the Monopoly board game, which was based on the streets of Atlantic City.[2]

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  2. ^ Combs, Richard (September 1973). "The King of Marvin Gardens", The Monthly Film Bulletin, p. 193