Believe in Me (1971)
Pamela knew that life without David was only existing. She also knew that life with him would destroy her.
86 min
Remy is a medical student who has a flair for making his patients comfortable. His genuine concern for the patients in his charge marks him as a hot prospect in his internship program. Pamela works at a children's book publishing company. The two meet via Pamela's brother, who is also Remy's good friend. They fall in love and get an apartment in the East Village of New York. Soon after, the couple begins to indulge in speed and barbiturates. They become heavily addicted. Remy is thrown out of medical school and Pamela quits her job. Remy soon finds himself in debt with the local dealer, Stutter, who introduces his customer to heroin as a revenge for his late bill. Pamela faces the prospect of getting sober at her brother's clinic, but must leave behind a destitute Remy in order to do it.
- Release date
- December 8, 1971
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Michael Sarrazin as Remy
- Jacqueline Bisset as Pamela
- Jon Cypher as Alan
- Allen Garfield as Stutter
- Kurt Dodenhoff as Matthew
- Marcia Jean Kurtz as Emergency Room Nurse
- Kevin Conway as Clancy
- Roger Robinson as Angel
- Antonio Fargas as Boy
- Milt Kamen as Attending Physician
Crew
- Stuart Hagmann · Director
- Israel Horovitz · Writer
- Robert Chartoff · Producer
- Irwin Winkler · Producer
- Fred Karlin · Composer
- Richard E. Brooks · Cinematographer
- Richard C. Kratina · Cinematographer
- John C. Howard · Editor