Lightning Over Water

Where to watch · United States

Stream Criterion Channel

via JustWatch · IP Geolocation by DB-IP

Lightning Over Water (1980)

Directed by Nicholas Ray, Wim Wenders

Documentary · 1h 31m

Director 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working on his own film Hammett (1983) in Hollywood, but flies to New York to help Ray realize his final wish. Ray's original intent is to make a fiction film about a dying painter who sails to China to find a cure for his disease. He and Wenders discuss this idea, but it is obviously unrealistic given Ray's state of health.

Rate it first

No account needed. Others' takes stay sealed until you rate.

?/10

Cast

Wim Wenders Self Nicholas Ray Self
S
Susan Ray Self Tom Farrell Self Ronee Blakley Self Gerry Bamman Self
P
Pierre Cottrell Self Stefan Czapsky Self
M
Mitch Dubin Self
B
Becky Johnston Self
T
Tom Kaufman Self
P
Pat Kirck Self

Crew

Director
Nicholas Ray, Wim Wenders
Writer
Nicholas Ray, Wim Wenders
Director of Photography
Edward Lachman, Martin Schäfer
Editor
Peter Przygodda, Wim Wenders
Producer
Pierre Cottrell, Chris Sievernich, Wim Wenders

Details

Release date
1980-10-01
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, French, German
Countries
Germany
Production
Basis-Film-Verleih GmbH