Oct 17, 2009
81 min
Full-HD

American Swing (2009)

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Magnolia Pictures

Buck Henry

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Ed Koch

Self

Jamie Gillis

Self

Ron Jeremy

Self

Al Goldstein

Self

Abbie Hoffman

Self (archive footage/uncredited)

Irwin Corey

Self (as Professor Irwin Corey)

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