Bagdad Cafe (1987)
Director
Percy Adlon
Main cast
Marianne Sägebrecht; CCH Pounder; Jack Palance; Christine Kaufmann; Monica Calhoun
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
A surreal comedy depicting a diverse cast of characters and the changes they undergo as the German tourist Jasmin interacts with each of them at a remote truck stop in the middle of the Mojave desert.
Percy Adlon
Main cast
Marianne Sägebrecht; CCH Pounder; Jack Palance; Christine Kaufmann; Monica Calhoun
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
A surreal comedy depicting a diverse cast of characters and the changes they undergo as the German tourist Jasmin interacts with each of them at a remote truck stop in the middle of the Mojave desert.
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