UNITED STATES · 1986

Down By Law

Jim Jarmusch
American Independent prostitute fight escape prison louisiana
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A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Year1986
CountryUnited States
DirectorJim Jarmusch
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Cinematic threads
1 film that influenced it
A Man Escaped 1956 · Robert Bresson
Down By LawUnited States · 1986
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