Movie: Mayflower Madam

Top 10 Billed Cast

Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen

Sydney Biddle Barrows

Chris Sarandon
Chris Sarandon

Matt Whittington

Caitlin Clarke
Caitlin Clarke

Virginia

Jim Antonio
Jim Antonio

Frank Gullet

Debra Rogers
Debra Rogers

Tammy

Leslie Hardy
Leslie Hardy

Hilary

Victoria Loving
Victoria Loving

Pamela

Robert Silver
Robert Silver

Eddie

Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera

Risa Dickstein

Georgia Allen
Georgia Allen

Landlord's Lawyer

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    Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an exclusive escort service catering to the wealthy and affluent. From Sydney's rise to become a million-dollar, modern-day madam to her notorious plummet into bankruptcy and public disgrace, experience a private glimpse into the forbidden world of high-class prostitution-where money talks...pleasure sells...and discretion is everything.

  • Release Date

    1987-11-15

  • Average

    3.8

  • Rating:

    1.9 starts
  • Tagline

    Sex Sells! For real-life Manhattanite Sydney Biddle Barrows, it sold very, very well...

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  • Languages:

    English
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