Tennessee Waltz (film)

Tennessee Waltz, also known as Tennessee Nights, is a 1989 American thriller film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Julian Sands, Stacey Dash, and Ed Lauter. It was adapted for the screen by Laird Koenig from the 1984 novel Minnie oder Ein Fall von Geringfügigkeit ("Minnie, or a Case of Insignificance") by Hans Werner Kettenbach.^[1]

Tennessee Waltz
Directed by	Nicolas Gessner
Screenplay by	Laird Koenig
Based on	Minnie oder Ein Fall von Geringfügigkeit by Hans Werner Kettenbach
Produced by	Peter-Christian Fueter Bernard Lang
Starring	Julian Sands Stacey Dash Ned Beatty Denise Crosby Rod Steiger
Cinematography	Pio Corradi
Edited by	Marie-Thérèse Boiché
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Production companies	Condor Films Allianz Filmproduktion Intermonda Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Distributed by	Nelson Entertainment
Release date	August 6, 1989 (1989-08-06) (Locarno Film Festival)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Switzerland United States West Germany
Language	English

Premise

A British lawyer on holiday in Tennessee is blamed for a murder.

Cast

• Julian Sands as Wolfgang Leighton
• Stacey Dash as Minnie
• Ed Lauter as Sheriff Williams
• Ned Beatty as Charlie Kiefer
• Denise Crosby as Sally Lomas
• Brian McNamara as Hewitt
• Rod Steiger as Judge Prescott
• Wallace Wilkinson as Record Producer
• Johnny Cash as himself
• David Hess as Hank
• Gary Grubbs as District Attorney