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Sweet and Lowdown
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Sweet and Lowdown

Dec 3, 1999
1h 35m
★ 6.8

Overview

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

Genres

Comedy
Drama
Music

Production Companies

Sweetland Films
Jean Doumanian Productions
Magnolia Productions

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Cast

Sean Penn

Emmet Ray

Sean Penn

Samantha Morton

Hattie

Samantha Morton

Anthony LaPaglia

Al Torrio

Anthony LaPaglia

Uma Thurman

Blanche Williams

Uma Thurman

James Urbaniak

Harry

James Urbaniak

John Waters

Mr. Haynes

John Waters

Gretchen Mol

Ellie

Gretchen Mol

Denis O'Hare

Jake

Denis O'Hare

Molly Price

Ann

Molly Price

Brian Markinson

Bill Shields

Brian Markinson

Tony Darrow

Ben

Tony Darrow

Daniel Okrent

A.J. Pickman

Daniel Okrent