Sweet and Lowdown
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
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Cast
73 people
Sean Penn
Emmet Ray
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Samantha Morton
Hattie
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Anthony LaPaglia
Al Torrio
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Uma Thurman
Blanche Williams
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James Urbaniak
Harry
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Mr. Haynes
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Gretchen Mol
Ellie
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Tulsa King
Denis O'Hare
Jake
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Molly Price
Ann
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Brian Markinson
Bill Shields
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Tony Darrow
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Daniel Okrent
A.J. Pickman
Woody Allen Director · Zhao Fei Cinematographer Alisa Lepselter Editor
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $30M · United States release December 3, 1999
Box office
Budget
$29,750,000
Worldwide gross
$4,525,794
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Sweetland Films
Production
Jean Doumanian Productions
Production
Magnolia Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 4, 1999
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · December 3, 1999
Theatrical
United States · June 20, 2000
Physical · DVD
Brazil
February 2, 2001 · Theatrical
September 12, 2002 · TV · Activity Filmes
Canada
December 3, 1999 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
November 23, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
September 5, 1999 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
May 26, 2000 · Theatrical
Spain
May 3, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 9, 2000 · Theatrical
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