Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Dec 16, 1970

1h 45m

★ 6.6

Overview

Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York, her stressful workdays, her affair with Mark, an advertising executive, her friendship with photographer Aaron, and her downward spiral into ruin.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Jerrold Schatzberg Productions

Newman-Foreman Company

Puzzle of a Downfall Child Trailers

Cast

Lou Andreas Sand

Faye Dunaway

Aaron Reinhardt

Barry Primus

Paula Galba

Viveca Lindfors

Dr Galba

Barry Morse

Mark

Roy Scheider

Barbara Casey

Ruth Jackson

Dr. Sherman

John Heffernan

Psychiatrist

Sydney Walker

Davy Bright

Clark Burckhalter

Peggy McCavage

Shirley Rich

Falco

Emerick Bronson

Joan

Jane Hallaren

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