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The Brother from Another Planet

John Sayles

1984 • 1h 48m

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet (1984), trailer

Cast

Joe Morton

Joe MortonThe Brother

Rosanna CarterWest Indian Woman

Ray Ramirez

Ray RamirezHispanic Man

Yves ReneHaitian Man

Peter RichardsonIslamic Man

Ginny YangKorean Shopkeeper

Daryl Edwards

Daryl EdwardsFly

Steve James

Steve JamesOdell

Leonard Jackson

Leonard JacksonSmokey

Bill Cobbs

Bill CobbsWalter

Maggie Renzi

Maggie RenziNoreen

Olga Merediz

Olga MeredizNoreen's Client

Tom Wright

Minnie Gentry

Minnie GentryMrs. Brown

Ren Woods

Ren WoodsBernice

Crew

John Sayles

John SaylesEditor

Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. DickersonDirector of Photography

Maggie Renzi

Maggie RenziProducer

Mason Daring

Mason DaringOriginal Music Composer

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