--- title: 'Down by Law (1986)' type: 'film' director: 'Jim Jarmusch' released: '1986-01-01' runtime_minutes: 107 certification: 'R' genres: - 'Drama' - 'Comedy' countries: - 'Germany' - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/down-by-law-1986' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090967/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Down by Law (1986) 1986 · R · 107 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, United States ## Synopsis Down by Law is a 1986 American independent Southern Gothic neo-beat noir comedy film. It was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, and stars Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni. ## Credits - **Original Music Composer:** [John Lurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lurie) - **Director:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch) - **Screenplay:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch) - **Producer:** [Alan Kleinberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-kleinberg) - **Director of Photography:** [Robby Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/robby-muller) - **Editor:** [Melody London](https://cinepixo.com/people/melody-london) ## Cast - [Nicoletta Braschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicoletta-braschi) - [Ellen Barkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-barkin) - [Billie Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-neal) - [John Lurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lurie) - [Joy N. Houck, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/joy-n-houck-jr) - [Rockets Redglare](https://cinepixo.com/people/rockets-redglare) - [Tom Waits](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-waits) - [Pruitt Taylor Vince](https://cinepixo.com/people/pruitt-taylor-vince) - [Vernel Bagneris](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernel-bagneris) - [Roberto Benigni](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-benigni) - [Dave Petitjean](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-petitjean) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/down-by-law-1986 Film facts: Wikidata (Q192409); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.