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Bagdad Café

Original title: Out of Rosenheim

“Off Route 66 between Vegas and nowhere a little magic's going on...”

1987 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Percy Adlon
ComedyDrama

Cast

Marianne Sägebrecht CCH Pounder Jack Palance Christine Kaufmann Monica Calhoun Darron Flagg

Credits

Written by: Eleonore Adlon

Plot

A heavy German tourist, abandoned by her husband in the Mojave Desert, takes over a run-down motel and café and transforms the place and the people around it.

Sinekatalog’s take

A warm, magical desert comedy with an unforgettable song.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (16,803 votes)
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