Believe in Me

Dec 8, 1971

1h 26m

★ 4.0

Pamela knew that life without David was only existing. She also knew that life with him would destroy her.

Overview

Remy is a medical student who has a flair for making his patients comfortable. His genuine concern for the patients in his charge marks him as a hot prospect in his internship program. Pamela works at a children's book publishing company. The two meet via Pamela's brother, who is also Remy's good friend. They fall in love and get an apartment in the East Village of New York. Soon after, the couple begins to indulge in speed and barbiturates. They become heavily addicted. Remy is thrown out of medical school and Pamela quits her job. Remy soon finds himself in debt with the local dealer, Stutter, who introduces his customer to heroin as a revenge for his late bill. Pamela faces the prospect of getting sober at her brother's clinic, but must leave behind a destitute Remy in order to do it.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Believe in Me Trailers

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Cast

Remy

Michael Sarrazin

Pamela

Jacqueline Bisset

Alan

Jon Cypher

Stutter

Allen Garfield

Matthew

Kurt Dodenhoff

Nurse

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Clancy

Kevin Conway

Angel

Roger Robinson

Boy

Antonio Fargas

Ward Nurse

Susan Doukas

Emergency Room Patient

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