Dec 03, 1999
95 min
Full-HD

Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

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

Category

Comedy Drama Music

Country

United States of America

Companies

Sweetland Films Jean Doumanian Productions Magnolia Productions

Sean Penn

Emmet Ray

Samantha Morton

Hattie

Anthony LaPaglia

Al Torrio

Uma Thurman

Blanche Williams

James Urbaniak

Harry

John Waters

Mr. Haynes

Gretchen Mol

Ellie

Denis O'Hare

Jake

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