Atlantic City is a film.
Atlantic City is a 1980 French-Canadian romantic crime film directed by Louis Malle . Filmed in late 1979 , it was released in France and Germany in 1980 and in the United States in 1981 . Atlantic City is among the 41 films to be nominated for all `` Big Five '' Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Actress and Best Screenplay , and one of only eight among this group to not take home a single award . Kate Reid . She starred in over one thousand roles , most notably performing onstage in Death of a Salesman , in the 1980 film Atlantic City and in episodes of the TV show Dallas .