Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Genres
Overview
Documentary on American film director Jim Jarmusch made for German television. featuring interviews with cast and crew from 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦 and 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘝𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
42 min
Release Date
1984-03-20
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6.5
Jim Jarmusch
Interviewee
Tom DiCillo
Interviewee
Richard Edson
Interviewee
John Lurie
Interviewee
Eszter Balint
Interviewee
Chris Parker
Interviewee
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