Coy to a fault, the movie collapses under its own weight with 90 minutes to go, despite Robby MAuller's impressive black-and-white photography, which puts the film on a higher artistic plane than other equally unbearable movies.
Dead Man
It is preferable not to travel with a dead man.
1995 · 2h 2m · R
Drama, Fantasy, Western
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
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Dead Man
Overview
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Director and cast
- Jim Jarmusch Director
- Johnny Depp as William Blake
- Gary Farmer as Nobody
- Crispin Glover as Train Fireman
- Lance Henriksen as Cole Wilson
- Michael Wincott as Conway Twill
- Eugene Byrd as Johnny 'The Kid' Pickett
- John Hurt as John Scholfield
- Robert Mitchum as John Dickinson
- Iggy Pop as Salvatore 'Sally' Jenko
- Gabriel Byrne Cast
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