Down by Law
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Starring Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Timothea, L.C. Drane
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A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Jim Jarmusch
- Music
- John Lurie
- Cinematography
- Robby Müller
- Cast
- Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Timothea, L.C. Drane, Joy N. Houck Jr., Carrie Lindsoe
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Updated July 22, 2026
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