Kings of the Road
1976•2h 57m•7.4•Released
Drama
Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt - travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences.
Director
Wim Wenders
Writer
Wim Wenders
Languages
English, German
Studio
Wim Wenders Productions
Cast
Rüdiger Vogler
Bruno Winter
Hanns Zischler
Robert Lander
Lisa Kreuzer
Pauline - Cashier
Rudolf Schündler
Robert's Father
Marquard Bohm
Man Who Lost His Wife
Hans Dieter Trayer
Paul - Garage Owner
Franziska Stömmer
Cinema Owner
Patric Kreuzer
Little Boy
Wim Wenders
Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Peter Kaiser
Masturbating Projectionist (uncredited)
Michael Wiedemann
Teacher (uncredited)
Production
Company
Wim Wenders Productions
Company
WDR
Company
Wim Wenders Stiftung
Producer
Wim Wenders
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