Tennessee Waltz (film)

Tennessee Waltz, also known as Tennessee Nights, is a 1989 American thriller film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Julian Sands, Stacey Dash, and Ed Lauter. It was adapted for the screen by Laird Koenig from the 1984 novel Minnie oder Ein Fall von Geringfügigkeit ("Minnie, or a Case of Insignificance") by Hans Werner Kettenbach.

Premise

A British lawyer on holiday in Tennessee is blamed for a murder.

Cast

Julian Sands as Wolfgang Leighton

Stacey Dash as Minnie

Ed Lauter as Sheriff Williams

Ned Beatty as Charlie Kiefer

Denise Crosby as Sally Lomas

Brian McNamara as Hewitt

Rod Steiger as Judge Prescott

Wallace Wilkinson as Record Producer

Johnny Cash as himself

David Hess as Hank

Gary Grubbs as District Attorney

References

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1989 films

1989 thriller films

American thriller films

Swiss thriller films

German thriller films

West German films

English-language German films

English-language Swiss films

Films directed by Nicolas Gessner

Films set in Tennessee

Films based on German novels

Films scored by Gabriel Yared

1989 drama films

1980s English-language films

1980s American films

1980s German films