Last Exit to Brooklyn

Synopsis

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.

Director

Uli Edel

Written by

Desmond Nakano

Music

Mark Knopfler

Studio

Bavaria Film

Released

26 July 1989

Genres

Drama