Bagdad Cafe
Summary:
This West German film is set in the California Desert. A husband-and-wife pair of Bavarian tourists become stranded when their car breaks down; after a quarrel, the wife, Marianne Sagebrecht, gathers her luggage and stalks off. She stops at the Bagdad Cafe, a fleapit truckstop run by outspoken C.C.H. Pounder, who is also having husband problems. The Cafe has become a magnet for som... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Marianne Sägebrecht - (Jasmin Munchgstettner)
CCH Pounder - (Brenda)
Jack Palance - (Rudi Cox)
Christine Kaufmann - (Debbie)
Monica Calhoun - (Phyllis)
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Review:
A cross between an existential European character study and a giddy Hollywood musical, Percy Adlon's desert fantasy introduced the offbeat character actress Marianne Sägebrecht to English-speaking audiences and revitalized the career of Hollywood veteran Jack Palance. Adlon presents his truck stop as a metaphor for the washed-up hopes ... Continue >>
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