Just A Gigolo (1978)

A young Prussian officer (David Bowie) is wounded in the last days of WWI. Returning to his Berlin home, he is shocked to discover his father (Rudolf Schundler) is paralyzed from a stroke, his mother (Maria Schell) is working in a Turkish bath and his home has been turned into a boarding house. Unable to support himself, he becomes a professional gigolo. Directed by actor David Hemmings (who also has a role in the movie as a Nazi recruiter), the film is a misguided failure on just about every level. It's like Christopher Isherwood's GOODBYE TO BERLIN stories but without any insight. Even Sydne Rome's amoral tart seems "inspired" by Sally Bowles! There is one bit of clever casting, however. Marlene Dietrich in her final film appearance as the madam of a stable of male prostitutes. Sadly, she's a shell of her former self (though she does get to sing the title song) but it's a sad swan song. The movie appears to be a satire of sorts but its clumsy execution only reiterates how pitiful the whole enterprise is. With Kim Novak (looking sensational), Curt Jurgens and Erika Pluhar.