Hustling | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Gail Sheehy (book) Fay Kanin |
Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
Starring | Lee Remick Monte Markham Jill Clayburgh Alex Rocco Melanie Mayron Burt Young Beverly Hope Atkinson Howard Hesseman |
Theme music composer | Jerry Fielding |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Lillian Gallo |
Production location | New York City |
Cinematography | Bill Butler |
Editor | George Jay Nicholson |
Production companies | Filmways Television Lillian Gallo Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | February 22, 1975 |
Hustling is a 1975 American television film directed by Joseph Sargent based on a book about prostitution by Gail Sheehy.[1] The film stars Jill Clayburgh as Wanda[2] ("Redpants"), alongside Lee Remick, while its script is written by Fay Kanin.[3]
Jill Clayburgh credited the film as important in her career. "It changed my career,” Clayburgh said. “It was a part that I did well, and suddenly people wanted me. Sidney Furie saw me, and wanted me for Gable and Lombard."[4] Her performance in the TV film eventually earned her an Emmy nomination.[5]