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A Certain Sacrifice
A Certain Sacrifice

A Certain Sacrifice

On the dark side of New York when paths cross...

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

A street-wise teen gets herself in a series of circumstances and mishaps in her meaningless existence.

Others

Budget

$20000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

2.2/10

Release Date

01 October 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

Madonna

Madonna

Bruna

Jeremy Pattnosh

Jeremy Pattnosh

Dashiel

Charles Kurtz

Charles Kurtz

Raymond Hall

Kate Magill

Kate Magill

Susan Porter

Timmy Leight

Timmy Leight

The Landlady

Michael Dane

Michael Dane

Transvestite Slave

Russell O. Lome

Russell O. Lome

Male Slave

Angi Smit

Angi Smit

Female Slave

Joseph Pattnosh

Joseph Pattnosh

Father

Ann Pattnosh

Ann Pattnosh

Mother

John Joseph Pattnosh

John Joseph Pattnosh

Young David

Chuck Varesko

Chuck Varesko

Narrator

Karl Ludwig Selig

Karl Ludwig Selig

Professor Mann

Ed Krakaur

Ed Krakaur

Learning Center Friend

Charles Daguerre Alvaré

Charles Daguerre Alvaré

Preston Basset (as Charles Daguerre Alvare)

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