| Last Exit to Brooklyn | |
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| Directed by | Uli Edel |
| Screenplay by | Desmond Nakano |
| Based on | Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr. |
| Produced by | Bernd Eichinger |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Stefan Czapsky |
| Edited by | Peter Przygodda |
| Music by | Mark Knopfler |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Neue Constantin Film (Germany) Guild Film Distribution (United Kingdom) Cinecom Pictures (United States) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Countries | West Germany United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million[2] |
| Box office | $1,730,005[3] |
Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1989 drama film directed by Uli Edel and adapted by Desmond Nakano from Hubert Selby Jr.'s 1964 novel of the same title.[4][5][6] The film is an international co-production between Germany, the UK, and the United States.[5][4] The story is set in 1950s Brooklyn and takes place against the backdrop of a labor strike. It follows interlocking storylines among the working class underbelly of the Red Hook neighborhood, including unionized workers, sex workers, and drag queens.
- ^ "Last Exit to Brooklyn (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Travers, Peter (4 May 1990). "Last Exit to Brooklyn". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Last Exit to Brooklyn". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (2 May 1990). "A Brutal, Elegiac 'Last Exit,' Unrelieved by Hope". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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