The Novel That Shocked The World Is Now A Movie
1989 · R · 1h 43m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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
Writers: Hubert Selby Jr., Desmond Nakano
Music by: Mark Knopfler
Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Editor: Peter Przygodda
Box office: $2M · Rated 6.4/10 by 117 viewers