Bagdad Café

Also known as Bagdad Cafe

1987 film directed by Percy Adlon

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A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspicious to Brenda, the exasperated owner who has difficulty making ends meet. But when an unlikely magic sparks between the two women, this lonely desert outpost is transformed into a thriving and popular oasis.

Released: 1987-11-12108 minDir: Percy AdlonComedy, DramaBox office: $3.7M

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Cast

Marianne Sägebrecht as Jasmin Münchgstettner
CCH Pounder as Brenda
Jack Palance as Rudi Cox
Christine Kaufmann as Debby
Monica Calhoun as Phyllis
Darron Flagg as Salomo

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Article

Bagdad Cafe (sometimes Bagdad Café, titled Out of Rosenheim in Germany) is a 1987 English-language West German film directed by Percy Adlon. It is a comedy-drama set in a remote truck stop and motel in the Mojave Desert in the U.S. state of California.

Inspired by Carson McCullers' novella The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951), the film centers on two women who have recently separated from their husbands, and the blossoming friendship that ensues.