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Released
1986 · FILM

Crossroads

An ambitious young guitarist races to uncover a legendary lost blues song before a sinister rival claims it, forcing him into a high‑stakes showdown that could define his destiny.

Where second best never gets a second chance.

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
99 min
DramaMusicMystery

Synopsis

A aspiring blues guitarist searches for a long-lost song by legendary musician Robert Johnson.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Freeman A DaviesShot by John BaileyScored by Ry CooderDesigned by Jack T Collis

Box Office

1986 · Box office

Grossed $5.7M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$5.7M

Worldwide gross$5.7M

Opening weekend: $2.1M 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $2.8M47% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 982 theaters

Also known as

  • Crossroads – Pakt mit dem Teufelde
  • Cruce de caminoses
  • Mississippi Adventureit

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