Kansas City (1996)

Directed by:
Robert Altman

Written by:
Robert Altman
Frank Barhydt

Plot:
In 1934, while the rest of the country was mired in the Depression, Kansas City thrived with gambling, prostitution, and jazz-filled nightclubs flourishing under the rule of city bosses and organized crime. On the eve of the municipal elections, a scrappy telegraph operator, Blondie O'Hara, has kidnapped wealthy Carolyn Stilton, a drug-addicted socialite wife married to an advisor to president Roosevelt. Blondie plans to swap Carolyn for her small-time gangster husband Johnnie who has been taken hostage by big-time gangster and club owner Seldom Seen. Robert Altman's riff on race, class, and power cross-cuts between the two kidnappings and the background of corrupt politics and virtuoso jazz music.

Genres: Crime / Drama / Music / Thriller
Countries: France / United States
Languages: English
Runtime: 116

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Cast:

Steve Buscemi... Johnny Flynn

Michael Murphy... Henry Stilton

Dermot Mulroney... Johnny O'Hara

Jennifer Jason Leigh... Blondie O'Hara

Miranda Richardson... Carolyn Stilton

Brooke Smith... Babe Flynn

Jane Adams... Nettie Bolt

Harry Belafonte... Seldom Seen

John Durbin... Gas Station Attendant

Joshua Redman... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Tenor Saxophone

Tim Snay... Rally Speaker

Clark Gayton... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Trombone

Ron Carter... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Bass

A.C. Tony Smith... Sheepshan Red

Jesse Davis... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Alto Saxophone

Gina Belafonte... Hey-Hey Club Hostess

Cyrus Chestnut... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Piano

Jeff Feringa... Addie Parker

Joe Digirolamo... John Lazia

Geri Allen... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Piano

Craig Handy... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Tenor Saxophone

Michael Garozzo... Charlie Gargotta

Victor Lewis... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Drums

James Carter... Hey-Hey Club Musician: Tenor Saxophone

Robert Elliott (III)... Lazia Man

Full Cast (alphabetical order)

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