"It is preferable not to travel with a dead man."

1995

2h 2m

7.3(1761 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Western

Overview

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Johnny Depp

William Blake

Gary Farmer

Nobody

Crispin Glover

Train Fireman

Lance Henriksen

Cole Wilson

Michael Wincott

Conway Twill

Eugene Byrd

Johnny 'The Kid' Pickett

John Hurt

John Scholfield

Robert Mitchum

John Dickinson

Iggy Pop

Salvatore 'Sally' Jenko

Gabriel Byrne

Charlie Dickinson

Creative team

Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Written by: Jim Jarmusch
Produced by: Demetra J. MacBride

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