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Night on Earth

Night on Earth

Five taxis. Five cities. One night.

19917.52h 8m

Overview

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Written by Jim Jarmusch
Produced by Jim Jarmusch
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Corky

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Victoria Snelling

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

YoYo

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Helmut Grokenberger

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Angela

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Cab Driver Paris

Béatrice Dalle

Béatrice Dalle

Blind Woman

Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Cab Driver Rome

Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli

Priest

Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

Mika

Themes & Keywords

helsinki, finlandnew york citytaximetropolisparis, francerome, italyheart attackmegacitytaxi drivergerman democratic republicpastorpassengernight lifecasual meetingcasting agentroad tripconflictlos angeles, californiaepisodicfinlandunderstanding

About Night on Earth

Night on Earth is a comedy, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of helsinki, finland, new york city, taxi, metropolis, paris, france, rome, italy. Directed by Jim Jarmusch, it stars Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito. A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

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