Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe (sometimes Bagdad Café, titled Out of Rosenheim in Germany) is a 1987 English-language West German film directed by Percy Adlon. It is a comedy-drama set in a remote truck stop and motel in the Mojave Desert in the U.S. state of California. Inspired by Carson McCullers' novella The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951), the film centers on two women who have recently separated from their husbands, and the blossoming friendship that ensues. It runs 95 minutes in the U.S. and 108 minutes in the German version. The song "Calling You", sung by Jevetta Steele and written by Bob Telson, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 61st Academy Awards.

Bagdad Cafe
French-language film poster
Directed byPercy Adlon
Written by
  • Eleonore Adlon
  • Percy Adlon
Produced by
  • Eleonore Adlon
  • Percy Adlon
Starring
CinematographyBernd Heinl
Edited byNorbert Herzner
Music byBob Telson
Production
companies
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk
  • Hessischer Rundfunk
  • Pelemele Film
  • Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Distributed byIsland Pictures
Release dates
  • 12 November 1987 (1987-11-12) (Europe)
  • 22 April 1988 (1988-04-22) (U.S.)
Running time
108 minutes (German)
95 minutes (U.S.)
CountryWest Germany
Languages
  • English
  • German
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