Leningrad Cowboys Go America

1989 · directed by Aki Kaurismäki

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.

Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), directed by Aki Kaurismäki, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Matti Pellonpää
• Kari Väänänen
• Sakke Järvenpää
• Heikki Keskinen
• Pimme Korhonen
• Sakari Kuosmanen
• Puka Oinonen
• Silu Seppälä
• Mauri Sumén
• Mato Valtonen

Crew

• Timo Salminen — Director of Photography
• Raija Talvio — Editor
• Mauri Sumén — Original Music Composer
• Aki Kaurismäki — Screenplay

More from Aki Kaurismäki

1. Drifting Clouds (1996) — 86/100 · hit
2. The Match Factory Girl (1990) — 85/100 · hit
3. The Man Without a Past (2002) — 81/100 · hit
4. Fallen Leaves (2023) — 80/100 · hit
5. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
6. Le Havre (2011) — 79/100

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