

Night on Earth
1991-12-12 · 129 min · ★ 7.5
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jim Jarmusch
- Production companies
- JVC, Locus Solus Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America, Japan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,015,810
Top Cast
Winona RyderCorky
Gena RowlandsVictoria Snelling
Giancarlo EspositoYoYo
Armin Mueller-StahlHelmut Grokenberger
Rosie PerezAngela
Isaach de BankoléCab Driver Paris
Béatrice DalleBlind Woman
Roberto BenigniCab Driver Rome
Paolo BonacelliPriest
Matti PellonpääMika
Kari VäänänenMan #1 Helsinki
Sakari KuosmanenMan #2 Helsinki
Tomi SalmelaAki
Lisanne FalkRock Manager
Richard BoesCab Driver New York
Pascal N'ZonziPassenger #1
Emile Abossolo M'boPassenger #2Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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