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Basquiat (1996)

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In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Julian Schnabel
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    Jean Michel Basquiat Jeffrey Wright
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    Rene Ricard Michael Wincott
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    Benny Dalmau Benicio del Toro
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    Gina Cardinale Claire Forlani
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    Andy Warhol David Bowie
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    Bruno Bischofberger Dennis Hopper
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    Albert Milo Gary Oldman
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    The Interviewer Christopher Walken

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