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Bagdad Cafe(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-11-12
72%
408 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
Off Route 66 between Vegas and nowhere a little magic's going on...
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, English.
Countries:
Germany
Revenue: $3,732,660.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Pelemele Film
Movie: Bagdad Cafe
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marianne Sägebrecht
Jasmin Münchgstettner
CCH Pounder
Brenda
Jack Palance
Rudi Cox
Christine Kaufmann
Debby
Monica Calhoun
Phyllis
Darron Flagg
Salomo
George Aguilar
Cahuenga
G. Smokey Campbell
Sal
Hans Stadlbauer
Mr. Münchgstettner
Alan S. Craig
Eric
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