Dead Man

1995 film by Jim Jarmusch
Movie film Q547189
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Dead Man is a movie that belongs to several genres: Western film, fantasy film, drama film, road movie, independent film, and acid Western[1][2][3][4][5][6]. This diverse range of genres suggests a unique cinematic experience. The movie received the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[7]. This award recognizes the film's quality and impact on a global scale. Given its genres and award, Dead Man appears to be a notable film. It has been recognized for its excellence, as evidenced by the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[7]. The combination of Western, fantasy, drama, road movie, independent film, and acid Western elements in Dead Man[1][2][3][4][5][6] makes it a distinctive work in the world of cinema.

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[3]
  • Director: Jim Jarmusch[4]
  • Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch[5]
  • Composer: Neil Young[6]
  • Genre: Western film[7], fantasy film[8], drama film[9], road movie[10], independent film[11], acid Western[12], pritcha[13]
  • Cast member: Johnny Depp[14], Gary Farmer[15], Crispin Glover[16], Lance Henriksen[17], Michael Wincott[18], Eugene Byrd[19], John Hurt[20], Robert Mitchum[21], Iggy Pop[22], Gabriel Byrne[23], Jared Harris[24], Mili Avital[25], Billy Bob Thornton[26], Alfred Molina[27]
  • Production company: 12-Gauge Production[28]
  • Director of photography: Robby Müller[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Soundtrack release: Dead Man[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[33], 70%[34], 62/100[35]
  • Color: black-and-white[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37], Japan[38], Germany[39]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1995[40], January 4, 1996[41], May 10, 1996[42]
  • Distributed by: Miramax[43]
  • Dedicated to: William Blake[44]
  • Narrative location: Washington[45]
  • Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/dead-man[46]
  • Filming location: California[47], Niagara Falls[48], Arizona[49]
  • Main subject: otherworld[50], death[51], violence[52]
  • Film editor: Jay Rabinowitz[53]
  • Title: Dead Man[54]
  • MPA film rating: R[55]
  • Different from: Dead man[56]

Why It Matters

Dead Man has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did Dead Man receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 12996
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  2. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → dead-man
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  5. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor → Jay Rabinowitz
    Director → Jim Jarmusch
    Main subject → otherworld, death, violence
    Box office → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+1037847'}
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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