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Bagdad Cafe

Name: Bagdad Cafe
Director: Percy Adlon
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1987
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufmann, Monica Calhoun

A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspicious to Brenda, the exasperated owner who has difficulty making ends meet. But when an unlikely magic sparks between the two women, this lonely desert outpost is transformed into a thriving and popular oasis.

1987 · Directed by Percy Adlon · 108 min · Comedy · Drama · 19 frames

Tagline

Off Route 66 between Vegas and nowhere a little magic's going on...

Crew

Screenplay: Eleonore Adlon, Percy Adlon, Christopher Doherty
Cinematography: Bernd Heinl
Edited by: Norbert Herzner
Produced by: Eleonore Adlon, Percy Adlon

Cast

Marianne Sägebrecht as Jasmin Münchgstettner
CCH Pounder as Brenda
Jack Palance as Rudi Cox
Christine Kaufmann as Debby
Monica Calhoun as Phyllis
Darron Flagg as Salomo
George Aguilar as Cahuenga
G. Smokey Campbell as Sal
Hans Stadlbauer as Mr. Münchgstettner
Alan S. Craig as Eric

Production

Country: Germany
Language: German, English
Studios: Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Pelemele Film, BR, HR
Box office: $3,732,660
Themes: cleaning lady, motel, magic show, highway, wilderness, rosenheim, mysterious woman, deserted by husband, portrait painting, truck stop

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