Tennessee Nights

Tennessee Nights

She was his only hope. He was her only alibi.

1989 · 105 min · ★ 5.4 · Crime, Drama

When entertainment lawyer Wolfgang Leighton decides to take a break from business for some fishing in Tennessee's backwoods, he ends up embroiled in a bank robbery and murder. Pursued by the killers, he's running from the police and a young hitchhiker appears to be his only friend.

Directed by Nicolas Gessner · Written by Laird Koenig

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