Cannes Flashback: David Bowie Made His Croisette Debut in 1978 With ‘Just a Gigolo’

David Bowie first appeared at Cannes for a project he later regretted making.  The legendary entertainer, who died in 2016 at age 69, hit the Croisette for Just a Gigolo in 1978, two years after earning acclaim for his first major film role as an alien in The Man Who Fell to Earth. Directed by David Hemmings, Just a Gigolo starred Bowie as a World War I hero who becomes a sex worker in Berlin, with Marlene Dietrich playing his madam in her final movie role.    The film was a critical and box of