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1980

The Blues Brothers

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.

Credits

Director

John Landis

Producers

Robert K. Weiss , Bernie Brillstein

Writers

Dan Aykroyd , John Landis

Cinematographer

Stephen M. Katz

Composer

Elmer Bernstein

Cast

Dan Aykroyd , John Belushi , James Brown , Cab Calloway , Ray Charles , Aretha Franklin , Steve Cropper , Donald 'Duck' Dunn , Murphy Dunne , Willie Hall

Studio

Universal Pictures

Genres

Crime Music Comedy Action

External

IMDb

Posters

5
The Blues Brothers (1980) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Blues Brothers (1980) international poster - US
US international
The Blues Brothers (1980) character poster - US
US character
The Blues Brothers (1980) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Blues Brothers (1980) imax poster - US
US imax

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