Movie
Sweet and Lowdown
Overview
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-12-03
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sweetland Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Magnolia Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sean Penn as Emmet Ray
- Samantha Morton as Hattie
- Anthony LaPaglia as Al Torrio
- Uma Thurman as Blanche Williams
- James Urbaniak as Harry
- John Waters as Mr. Haynes
- Gretchen Mol as Ellie
- Denis O'Hare as Jake
- Molly Price as Ann
- Brian Markinson as Bill Shields
- Tony Darrow as Ben
- Daniel Okrent as A.J. Pickman
Crew
- Woody Allen - Director
- Woody Allen - Screenplay
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