Kansas City (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Altman |
| Written by | Frank Barhydt Robert Altman |
| Produced by | Robert Altman |
| Starring | Jennifer Jason Leigh Miranda Richardson Harry Belafonte Michael Murphy Steve Buscemi |
| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
| Edited by | Geraldine Peroni |
Production company | Ciby 2000 |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Kansas City is a 1996 crime film, directed by Robert Altman, and featuring numerous jazz tracks. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy and Steve Buscemi starred. The film was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
A kidnapping goes down in 1934 Kansas City. Blondie O'Hara's petty thief husband Johnny is taken by gangster "Seldom Seen" and held prisoner at the Hey Hey Club, one of the hot spots of the Kansas City jazz scene. Blondie herself kidnaps Mrs. Stilton, the wife of a local politician, played by Michael Murphy; Mrs. Stilton is addicted to laudanum (an opium liquid) and has secrets of her own. Blondie's plan is to blackmail Mr. Stilton into helping to free Johnny.
Despite the risk to his re-election campaign, Mr. Stilton does everything he can in order to free his wife by saving Johnny. Meanwhile, Mrs. Stilton comes to befriend Blondie. She is impressed by Blondie's devotion to her husband, contrasted to her own loveless marriage.
Cast
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Blondie O'Hara
- Miranda Richardson - Carolyn Stilton
- Harry Belafonte - Seldom Seen
- Michael Murphy - Henry Stilton
- Steve Buscemi - Johnny Flynn
- Dermot Mulroney - Johnny O'Hara
- Brooke Smith - Babe Flynn
- Jane Adams - Nettie Bolt
- Martin Martin - 'Blue' Green
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was produced by Hal Wilner and Steven Bernstein and featured several contemporary musicians playing the roles of famous jazz musicians from the 1930s. For example, Craig Handy plays the role of Coleman Hawkins, Joshua Redman plays Lester Young, and James Carter plays Ben Webster.
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Kansas City". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
External links
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