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Scruples (1980): Cast

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Scruples is a 1980 drama directed by Alan J. Levi, starring Lindsay Wagner as Billy Ikehorn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Barry Bostwick. It runs 4 hours 36 minutes.

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Scruples (1980) movie poster
Runtime
4h 36m (276 min)
Director
Alan J. Levi
Genre
Drama
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Scruples About?

The premise of Scruples without spoilers.

The bestselling 1978 Judith Krantz novel gives its name to an ultra‑chic Beverly Hills boutique founded by rags‑to‑rich Billy Ikehorn after the illness and death of her elderly tycoon husband. She recruits photographer Spider Elliott and designer Valentine O’Neill, and the intertwined romances and ambitions of this crew drive the melodramatic saga.

Scruples Themes & Keywords

· 32 tags
  • fashion
  • film director
  • secretary
  • boutique
  • fashion designer
  • rivalry
  • bel air california
  • nudity
  • los angeles california
  • fashion photographer
  • old flame
  • friendship
+20 more
  • blackmail
  • frenchwoman
  • studio boss
  • attempted rape
  • male nurse
  • new york city
  • stroke
  • paris france
  • aunt
  • rags to riches
  • industrialist
  • inheritance
  • business
  • lust
  • model
  • photographer
  • older man younger woman relationship
  • tv mini series
  • female nudity
  • based on novel
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Cast & crew

Scruples Cast & Characters

Lindsay Wagner leads the cast as Billy Ikehorn, with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Ellis Ikehorn and Barry Bostwick as Spider Elliott. Directed by Alan J. Levi; 23 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Alan J. Levi

More films directed by Alan J. Levi, best-rated first: Battlestar Galactica, Dead Man’s Revenge, Without Warning: Terror in the Towers and Knight Rider 2000.

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Scruples Also Known As

3 alternative titles, including “Escrúpulos” and “Scruples - en värld i flärd”.

Also known as
  • Escrúpulos
  • Scruples - en värld i flärd
  • Крупинки

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FAQ

Scruples FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director

Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Scruples, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Scruples?

Scruples runs 4 hours 36 minutes (276 minutes).

Who directed Scruples?

Scruples was directed by Alan J. Levi.

More films by Alan J. Levi

Who is in the cast of Scruples?

Scruples stars Lindsay Wagner as Billy Ikehorn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Ellis Ikehorn and Barry Bostwick as Spider Elliott, among 23 credited actors.

Does Scruples have a post-credit scene?

No. Scruples has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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