The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 low-budget American science fiction film, written and directed by John Sayles.
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| Directed by | John Sayles |
| Written by | John Sayles |
| Produced by | Peggy Rajski Maggie Renzi |
| Starring | Joe Morton Darryl Edwards Steve James Bill Cobbs David Strathairn |
| Cinematography | Ernest R. Dickerson |
| Edited by | John Sayles |
| Music by | Mason Daring John Sayles Denzil Botus |
| Distributed by | Cinecom Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000 |
| Box office | over $4 million |
The film, starring Joe Morton as an escaped extraterrestrial slave trying to find a new life on Earth, is in the public domain. Morton's performance as The Brother was acclaimed, as he had no lines of dialogue and had to communicate through facial expressions and body language alone.
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