A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Christopher Murney, Jerry Orbach
Crew: Uli Edel (Director), Hubert Selby Jr. (Novel), Bernd Eichinger (Producer), Mark Knopfler (Original Music Composer), Stefan Czapsky (Director of Photography), Peter Przygodda (Editor)
Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Allied Filmmakers, Bavaria Film, Constantin Film
Runtime: 103 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 26, 1989
IMDb: 4.6
Keywords:new york city, prostitute, based on novel or book, fight, sexuality, union, brooklyn, new york city, 1950s
