Tennessee Waltz (film)
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| Directed by | Nicolas Gessner |
| Screenplay by | Laird Koenig |
| Based on | Minnie oder Ein Fall von Geringfügigkeit by Hans Werner Kettenbach |
| Produced by | Peter-Christian Fueter Bernard Lang |
| Starring | Julian Sands Stacey Dash |
| Cinematography | Pio Corradi |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tennessee Waltz, also known as Tennessee Nights, is a 1989 American thriller film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Julian Sands, Stacey Dash, and Ed Lauter. It was adapted for the screen by Laird Koenig from the 1984 novel Minnie oder Ein Fall von Geringfügigkeit ("Minnie, or a Case of Insignificance") by Hans Werner Kettenbach.[1]
Premise
A British lawyer on holiday in Tennessee is blamed for a murder.
Cast
- Julian Sands as Wolfgang Leighton
- Stacey Dash as Minnie
- Ed Lauter
- Ned Beatty as Charlie Kiefer
- Denise Crosby as Sally Lomas
- Brian McNamara as Hewitt
- Rod Steiger as Judge Prescott
- Wallace Wilkinson as Record Producer
- Johnny Cash as himself
- David Hess as Hank
- Gary Grubbs as District Attorney
References
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 977. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
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Categories:
- 1989 films
- 1980s thriller drama films
- American thriller drama films
- Swiss thriller drama films
- German thriller drama films
- American films
- Swiss films
- West German films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Nicolas Gessner
- Films set in Tennessee
- Films based on German novels
- Films scored by Gabriel Yared
- 1989 drama films
- 1980s thriller film stubs