I met a hustler at a dinner... by John Schlesinger, a British Director

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“I met a hustler at a dinner party. He had been invited because I was looking for an adviser to help me with the street scenes. So we put him on the film.”

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John Schlesinger

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Name: John Schlesinger

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: Feb 16, 1925

Date of Death: Jul 25, 2003

Profession: Director

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