Dead Man
A timid accountant on the run after a murder must survive a treacherous frontier while being drawn into a mystic quest guided by an enigmatic Native American shaman, where his very soul hangs in the balance.
“It is preferable not to travel with a dead man.”
Synopsis
A fugitive accountant, having committed murder, meets a mysterious Native American man who guides him through a journey into the spiritual realm.
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Principal cast & crew: 28
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jay RabinowitzShot by Robby MullerScored by Neil YoungDesigned by Bob Ziembicki
Box Office
1995 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$1.0M
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Cast & Crew
28 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Johnny Depp
as William Blake
Gary Farmer
as Nobody
Crispin Glover
as Train Fireman
Lance Henriksen
as Cole Wilson
Michael Wincott
as Conway Twill
Eugene Byrd
as Johnny 'The Kid' Pickett
John Hurt
as John Scholfield
Robert Mitchum
as John Dickinson
Iggy Pop
as Salvatore 'Sally' Jenko
Gabriel Byrne
as Charlie Dickinson
Jared Harris
as Benmont Tench
Mili Avital
as Thel Russell
Supporting cast
8Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
6Parents Guide
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