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The Blues Brothers

1980·133 min

The Blues Brothers

Directed by John Landis

MusicComedyActionCrime

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

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Elwood Blues

'Joliet' Jake Blues

Cleophus James

Curtis

Crew

Robert K. Weiss

Producer

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Stephen M. Katz

Director of Photography

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The Blues Brothers (1980) is about jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

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John Landis directed The Blues Brothers (1980).

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