Overview:
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.| Status: | Released (1989-07-26) |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 6 wins & 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $1,730,005 |
| Screen: | Hubert Selby Jr., Desmond Nakano |
| Productions: | Bavaria Film, Allied Filmmakers, Constantin Film |
| Production Countries: | Germany, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
Backdrops
Posters
Similars
Recommendations
Casts
- 32747: Stephen Lang - Harry Black
- 10431: Jennifer Jason Leigh - Tralala
- 4521: Burt Young - Big Joe
- 37822: Peter Dobson - Vinnie
- 4256: Christopher Murney - Paulie
- 725: Jerry Orbach - Boyce
- 19578: Alexis Arquette - Georgette
Crews
- 1919: Stefan Czapsky - Director of Photography - Camera
- 15868: Uli Edel - Director - Directing
- 673: Bernd Eichinger - Producer - Production
- 9535: Hubert Selby Jr. - Novel - Writing
- 8271: Mark Knopfler - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2309: Peter Przygodda - Editor - Editing
- 1642433: Dieter Meyer - Line Producer - Production
external ids
fb: | twitter: | imdb: tt0097714 | insta:
Reviews
kevin2019
Review text:
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" treats its many unseemly social and sexual issues in an unflinching and unashamedly forthright manner, but even more than this it is the generous assortment of heartless characters inhabiting this sordid and squalid depiction of Brooklyn which almost makes the ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
Review text:
Set amidst some fairly violent industrial turmoil, this potpourri of stories focuses on some of the diversity that existed, though it didn’t necessarily thrive, in 1950s NYC. The local factory is the centre of the troubles as the dockers take strike action, galvanised by their leader ....
Continue reading ->