The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
The city that never sleeps, still has its share of nightmares.
Directed by Peter Sellars
User Rating
Intensity
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat whom mysterious Dr. Ramirez and his hideous sidekick want as their latest victim.
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- Director
- Peter Sellars
- Written by
- Joan Cusack, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Gallagher, Ron Vawter
- Composer
- John Adams
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Editor
- Robert Estrin
- Origin countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Language
- XX
- TMDB
- 5.2/10 (8 votes)
- IMDb
- 5.3/10 (187 votes)
Cast
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Cesar
Joan Cusack
Cathy
Peter Gallagher
Matt
Ron Vawter
Dr. Ramirez
Kate Valk
Sue
Werner Klemperer
Fat Man Looking for a Tax Break
Paul Eckstein
Janitor
Lola Pashalinski
Narc
Merlin Santana
Newsboy
Gregory Wallace
Bruce
Humbert Allen Astredo
Man With Red Dodge
Paul Butler
Narc
Jim Clayburgh
Cop #2
Herb Downer
Morgue Attendant
Herbert Duarte
Cop #1’s Son
Henderson Forsythe
Senior Member
Mateo Gómez
Disciple
Richard Habersham
Cathy’s Younger Brother
Crew
Peter Sellars
Director
Joan Cusack
Story
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Story
Peter Gallagher
Story
Ron Vawter
Story
John Adams
Original Music Composer
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Robert Estrin
Editor
David Lynch
Executive Producer
Eberhart Schelle
Executive Producer
John Rodsett
Executive Producer
Rainer Mockert
Executive Producer
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