The State of Things

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The State of Things (1982)

Directed by Wim Wenders

“They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.”

Drama · 2h 01m

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Wim Wenders
Writer
Robert Kramer, Josh Wallace, Wim Wenders
Director of Photography
Fred Murphy, Henri Alekan, Martin Schäfer
Original Music Composer
Jürgen Knieper
Editor
Jon Neuburger, Peter Przygodda, Barbara von Weitershausen
Producer
Chris Sievernich, Wim Wenders, Renée Gundelach

Details

Original title
Der Stand der Dinge
Release date
1982-10-20
Runtime
2h 01m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
French, Portuguese, English
Countries
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Portugal, France, Spain, Netherlands
Production
Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ZDF, Artificial Eye, V.O. Filmes, Wim Wenders Productions, Gray City, Pari Films, Musidora Films, Film International, Road Movies